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LME to DTW: distance & flight time
Le Mans (Le Mans-Arnage Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
3,891 mi
6,262 km · 3,381 nm
8h 6m
estimated nonstop flight time
-6h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
3,891 miles nonstop takes roughly 8h 6m 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
- LME — Le Mans-Arnage Airport · Le Mans, France
- 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 LME
- ANE · Angers-Loire Airport36 mi away
- TUF · Tours-Val-de-Loire Airport43 mi away
- LVA · Laval-Entrammes Airport44 mi away
- ORE · Orléans-Bricy (BA 123) Air Base72 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 LME from DTW?
The flight distance from Le Mans (LME) to Detroit (DTW) is 3,891 miles (6,262 km, 3,381 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LME to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 8h 6m 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 Le Mans and Detroit?
Detroit is 6 hours behind Le Mans.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LME to DTW?
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