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LHV to DET: distance & flight time
Lock Haven (William T. Piper Memorial Airport) → Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport)
301 mi
484 km · 262 nm
1h 16m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
301 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 16m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- LHV — William T. Piper Memorial Airport · Lock Haven, United States
- 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 LHV
- IPT · Williamsport Regional Airport27 mi away
- SCE · University Park Airport30 mi away
- MUI · Muir Army Air Field (Fort Indiantown Gap) Airport66 mi away
- HAR · Capital City Airport70 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 LHV from DET?
The flight distance from Lock Haven (LHV) to Detroit (DET) is 301 miles (484 km, 262 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LHV to DET?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 16m 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 LHV to DET?
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