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LDJ to DET: distance & flight time
Linden (Linden Airport) → Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport)
470 mi
756 km · 408 nm
1h 29m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
470 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 29m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- LDJ — Linden Airport · Linden, United States
- DET — Coleman A. Young Municipal 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 LDJ
- EWR · Newark Liberty International Airport7 mi away
- LGA · La Guardia Airport22 mi away
- JFK · John F Kennedy International Airport24 mi away
- JRB · Downtown-Manhattan/Wall St Heliport14 mi away
Near DET
- DTW · Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport22 mi away
- YQG · Windsor Airport10 mi away
- MTC · Selfridge Air National Guard Base Airport17 mi away
- PTK · Oakland County International Airport27 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LDJ from DET?
The flight distance from Linden (LDJ) to Detroit (DET) is 470 miles (756 km, 408 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LDJ to DET?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 29m 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 LDJ to DET?
Nonstop service on LDJ–DET 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 29m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LDJ to DET?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on LDJ–DET that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some LDJ to DET fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain LDJ–DET 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.