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LGB to DTW: distance & flight time
Long Beach (Long Beach /Daugherty Field/ Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
1,966 mi
3,163 km · 1,708 nm
4h 19m
estimated nonstop flight time
+3h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
1,966 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 19m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 3-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- LGB — Long Beach /Daugherty Field/ Airport · Long Beach, 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 LGB
- LAX · Los Angeles International Airport17 mi away
- FUL · Fullerton Municipal Airport11 mi away
- TOA · Zamperini Field11 mi away
- HHR · Jack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal Airport13 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 LGB from DTW?
The flight distance from Long Beach (LGB) to Detroit (DTW) is 1,966 miles (3,163 km, 1,708 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LGB to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 19m 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 Long Beach and Detroit?
Detroit is 3 hours ahead of Long Beach.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LGB to DTW?
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