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LHA to DET: distance & flight time
Lahr (Lahr Airport) → Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport)
4,160 mi
6,694 km · 3,615 nm
8h 37m
estimated nonstop flight time
-6h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
4,160 miles nonstop takes roughly 8h 37m 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
- LHA — Lahr Airport · Lahr, Germany
- 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 LHA
- SXB · Strasbourg Airport15 mi away
- CMR · Colmar-Houssen Airport28 mi away
- FKB · Karlsruhe Baden-Baden Airport31 mi away
- ZQL · Donaueschingen-Villingen Airport42 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 LHA from DET?
The flight distance from Lahr (LHA) to Detroit (DET) is 4,160 miles (6,694 km, 3,615 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LHA to DET?
A nonstop flight takes about 8h 37m 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 Lahr and Detroit?
Detroit is 6 hours behind Lahr.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LHA to DET?
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