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LAJ to YIP: distance & flight time
Lajes (Lages Airport) → Detroit (Willow Run Airport)
5,281 mi
8,500 km · 4,589 nm
10h 49m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,281 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 49m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- LAJ — Lages Airport · Lajes, Brazil
- YIP — Willow Run 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 LAJ
- CFC · Caçador Airport80 mi away
- CCM · Diomício Freitas Airport84 mi away
- JCB · Santa Terezinha Airport89 mi away
- JJG · Humberto Ghizzo Bortoluzzi Regional Airport97 mi away
Near YIP
- DTW · Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport9 mi away
- ARB · Ann Arbor Municipal Airport11 mi away
- DET · Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport29 mi away
- YQG · Windsor Airport30 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LAJ from YIP?
The flight distance from Lajes (LAJ) to Detroit (YIP) is 5,281 miles (8,500 km, 4,589 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LAJ to YIP?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 49m 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 Lajes and Detroit?
Detroit is 1 hour behind Lajes.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LAJ to YIP?
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