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LDJ to DTW: distance & flight time
Linden (Linden Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
484 mi
780 km · 421 nm
1h 31m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
484 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 31m 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
- 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 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 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 LDJ from DTW?
The flight distance from Linden (LDJ) to Detroit (DTW) is 484 miles (780 km, 421 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LDJ to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 31m 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 LDJ to DTW?
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