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LEY to DTW: distance & flight time
Lelystad (Lelystad Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
3,953 mi
6,361 km · 3,435 nm
8h 13m
estimated nonstop flight time
-6h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
3,953 miles nonstop takes roughly 8h 13m 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
- 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 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 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 LEY from DTW?
The flight distance from Lelystad (LEY) to Detroit (DTW) is 3,953 miles (6,361 km, 3,435 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LEY to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 8h 13m 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 DTW?
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