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LGA to DTW: distance & flight time
New York (La Guardia Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
500 mi
805 km · 435 nm
1h 33m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
500 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 33m 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
- LGA — La Guardia Airport · New York, 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.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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Near LGA
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 LGA from DTW?
The flight distance from New York (LGA) to Detroit (DTW) is 500 miles (805 km, 435 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LGA to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 33m 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 LGA to DTW?
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