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LBT to DTW: distance & flight time
Lumberton (Lumberton Regional Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
574 mi
924 km · 499 nm
1h 43m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
574 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 43m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- LBT — Lumberton Regional Airport · Lumberton, 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 LBT
- FAY · Fayetteville Regional Grannis Field28 mi away
- FBG · Simmons Army Air Field37 mi away
- POB · Pope Field39 mi away
- SOP · Moore County Airport47 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 LBT from DTW?
The flight distance from Lumberton (LBT) to Detroit (DTW) is 574 miles (924 km, 499 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LBT to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 43m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from LBT to DTW?
Nonstop service on LBT–DTW depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 1h 43m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LBT to DTW?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on LBT–DTW that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some LBT to DTW fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain LBT–DTW tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.