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LGG to DET: distance & flight time
Liege (Liège Airport) → Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport)
3,988 mi
6,418 km · 3,465 nm
8h 17m
estimated nonstop flight time
-6h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
3,988 miles nonstop takes roughly 8h 17m 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
- LGG — Liège Airport · Liege, Belgium
- 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 LGG
- MST · Maastricht Aachen Airport24 mi away
- GKE · Geilenkirchen Air Base34 mi away
- AAH · Aachen-Merzbrück Airport35 mi away
- CRL · Brussels South Charleroi Airport45 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 LGG from DET?
The flight distance from Liege (LGG) to Detroit (DET) is 3,988 miles (6,418 km, 3,465 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LGG to DET?
A nonstop flight takes about 8h 17m 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 Liege and Detroit?
Detroit is 6 hours behind Liege.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LGG to DET?
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