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LBC to DTW: distance & flight time
Luebeck (Lübeck Blankensee Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
4,094 mi
6,589 km · 3,558 nm
8h 30m
estimated nonstop flight time
-6h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
4,094 miles nonstop takes roughly 8h 30m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 6-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- LBC — Lübeck Blankensee Airport · Luebeck, Germany
- 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 LBC
- HAM · Hamburg Airport32 mi away
- EUM · Neumünster Airport37 mi away
- XFW · Hamburg-Finkenwerder Airport41 mi away
- KEL · Kiel-Holtenau Airport46 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 LBC from DTW?
The flight distance from Luebeck (LBC) to Detroit (DTW) is 4,094 miles (6,589 km, 3,558 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LBC to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 8h 30m 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 Luebeck and Detroit?
Detroit is 6 hours behind Luebeck.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LBC to DTW?
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