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LDE to DTW: distance & flight time
Tarbes (Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
4,043 mi
6,506 km · 3,513 nm
8h 24m
estimated nonstop flight time
-6h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
4,043 miles nonstop takes roughly 8h 24m 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
- LDE — Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport · Tarbes, France
- 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 LDE
- PUF · Pau Pyrénées Airport25 mi away
- AGF · Agen-La Garenne Airport75 mi away
- TLS · Toulouse-Blagnac Airport75 mi away
- HSK · Huesca/Pirineos Airport78 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 LDE from DTW?
The flight distance from Tarbes (LDE) to Detroit (DTW) is 4,043 miles (6,506 km, 3,513 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LDE to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 8h 24m 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 Tarbes and Detroit?
Detroit is 6 hours behind Tarbes.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LDE to DTW?
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