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LGH to DET: distance & flight time
Leigh Creek (Leigh Creek Airport) → Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport)
10,023 mi
16,130 km · 8,709 nm
20h 7m
estimated nonstop flight time
-13.5h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
10,023 miles nonstop takes roughly 20h 7m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 13.5-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- LGH — Leigh Creek Airport · Leigh Creek, Australia
- 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 LGH
- OLP · Olympic Dam Airport93 mi away
- UMR · Woomera Airfield103 mi away
- DLK · Dulkaninna Airport110 mi away
- PUG · Port Augusta Airport138 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 LGH from DET?
The flight distance from Leigh Creek (LGH) to Detroit (DET) is 10,023 miles (16,130 km, 8,709 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LGH to DET?
A nonstop flight takes about 20h 7m 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 Leigh Creek and Detroit?
Detroit is 13.5 hours behind Leigh Creek.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LGH to DET?
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