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LCQ to YIP: distance & flight time
Lake City (Lake City Gateway Airport) → Detroit (Willow Run Airport)
835 mi
1,343 km · 725 nm
2h 17m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
835 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 17m 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
- LCQ — Lake City Gateway Airport · Lake City, United States
- 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 LCQ
- GNV · Gainesville Regional Airport39 mi away
- VQQ · Cecil Airport42 mi away
- CTY · Cross City Airport49 mi away
- NIP · Jacksonville Naval Air Station (Towers Field)54 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 LCQ from YIP?
The flight distance from Lake City (LCQ) to Detroit (YIP) is 835 miles (1,343 km, 725 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LCQ to YIP?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 17m 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 LCQ to YIP?
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