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LGH to DTW: distance & flight time
Leigh Creek (Leigh Creek Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
10,007 mi
16,104 km · 8,695 nm
20h 5m
estimated nonstop flight time
-13.5h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
10,007 miles nonstop takes roughly 20h 5m 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
- 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 LGH
- OLP · Olympic Dam Airport93 mi away
- UMR · Woomera Airfield103 mi away
- DLK · Dulkaninna Airport110 mi away
- PUG · Port Augusta Airport138 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 LGH from DTW?
The flight distance from Leigh Creek (LGH) to Detroit (DTW) is 10,007 miles (16,104 km, 8,695 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LGH to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 20h 5m 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 DTW?
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