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LAA to DTW: distance & flight time
Lamar (Lamar Municipal Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
1,058 mi
1,703 km · 919 nm
2h 46m
estimated nonstop flight time
+2h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
1,058 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 46m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 2-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- LAA — Lamar Municipal Airport · Lamar, United States
- DTW — Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport · Detroit, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near LAA
- PUB · Pueblo Memorial Airport99 mi away
- GLD · Renner Field-Goodland Municipal Airport105 mi away
- GCK · Garden City Regional Airport107 mi away
- GUY · Guymon Municipal Airport116 mi away
Near DTW
- YIP · Willow Run Airport9 mi away
- ARB · Ann Arbor Municipal Airport20 mi away
- YQG · Windsor Airport21 mi away
- DET · Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport22 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LAA from DTW?
The flight distance from Lamar (LAA) to Detroit (DTW) is 1,058 miles (1,703 km, 919 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LAA to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 46m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the time difference between Lamar and Detroit?
Detroit is 2 hours ahead of Lamar.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LAA to DTW?
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