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LEY to DET: distance & flight time
Lelystad (Lelystad Airport) → Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport)
3,931 mi
6,326 km · 3,416 nm
8h 10m
estimated nonstop flight time
-6h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
3,931 miles nonstop takes roughly 8h 10m 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
- LEY — Lelystad Airport · Lelystad, Netherlands
- 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 LEY
- AMS · Amsterdam Airport Schiphol34 mi away
- UTC · Soesterberg Air Base25 mi away
- DHR · De Kooy Airport45 mi away
- LID · Valkenburg Naval Air Base51 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 LEY from DET?
The flight distance from Lelystad (LEY) to Detroit (DET) is 3,931 miles (6,326 km, 3,416 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LEY to DET?
A nonstop flight takes about 8h 10m 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 Lelystad and Detroit?
Detroit is 6 hours behind Lelystad.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LEY to DET?
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