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LGD to DTW: distance & flight time
La Grande (La Grande/Union County Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
1,729 mi
2,783 km · 1,503 nm
3h 51m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
1,729 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 51m 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
- 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 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 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 LGD from DTW?
The flight distance from La Grande (LGD) to Detroit (DTW) is 1,729 miles (2,783 km, 1,503 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LGD to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 51m 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 DTW?
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