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LGD to DET: distance & flight time
La Grande (La Grande/Union County Airport) → Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport)
1,741 mi
2,802 km · 1,513 nm
3h 53m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
1,741 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 53m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- LGD — La Grande/Union County Airport · La Grande, United States
- 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 LGD
- BKE · Baker City Municipal Airport33 mi away
- PDT · Eastern Oregon Regional At Pendleton Airport49 mi away
- ALW · Walla Walla Regional Airport57 mi away
- PSC · Tri Cities Airport86 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 LGD from DET?
The flight distance from La Grande (LGD) to Detroit (DET) is 1,741 miles (2,802 km, 1,513 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LGD to DET?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 53m 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 LGD to DET?
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