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LAL to DTW: distance & flight time
Lakeland (Lakeland Linder International Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
986 mi
1,586 km · 856 nm
2h 37m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
986 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 37m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- LAL — Lakeland Linder International Airport · Lakeland, 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 LAL
- TPA · Tampa International Airport31 mi away
- MCO · Orlando International Airport53 mi away
- BOW · Bartow Municipal Airport15 mi away
- GIF · Winter Haven Regional Airport - Gilbert Field17 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 LAL from DTW?
The flight distance from Lakeland (LAL) to Detroit (DTW) is 986 miles (1,586 km, 856 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LAL to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 37m 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 cheapest way to fly from LAL to DTW?
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