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LIS to DET: distance & flight time
Lisbon (Humberto Delgado Airport (Lisbon Portela Airport)) → Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport)
3,758 mi
6,048 km · 3,266 nm
7h 50m
estimated nonstop flight time
-5h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
3,758 miles nonstop takes roughly 7h 50m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 5-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- LIS — Humberto Delgado Airport (Lisbon Portela Airport) · Lisbon, Portugal
- 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 LIS
- AVR · Alverca Air Base9 mi away
- CAT · Cascais Airport12 mi away
- QLR · Monte Real Air Base74 mi away
- BYJ · Beja Airport / Airbase81 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 LIS from DET?
The flight distance from Lisbon (LIS) to Detroit (DET) is 3,758 miles (6,048 km, 3,266 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LIS to DET?
A nonstop flight takes about 7h 50m 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 Lisbon and Detroit?
Detroit is 5 hours behind Lisbon.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LIS to DET?
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