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LPF to DET: distance & flight time
Liupanshui (Liupanshui Yuezhao Airport) → Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport)
7,641 mi
12,297 km · 6,640 nm
15h 27m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
7,641 miles nonstop takes roughly 15h 27m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- LPF — Liupanshui Yuezhao Airport · Liupanshui, China
- 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.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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Near LPF
- BFJ · Bijie Feixiong Airport55 mi away
- AVA · Anshun Huangguoshu Airport60 mi away
- ZAT · Zhaotong Airport90 mi away
- ACX · Xingyi Airport105 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 LPF from DET?
The flight distance from Liupanshui (LPF) to Detroit (DET) is 7,641 miles (12,297 km, 6,640 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LPF to DET?
A nonstop flight takes about 15h 27m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from LPF to DET?
Nonstop service on LPF–DET depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 15h 27m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LPF to DET?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on LPF–DET that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some LPF to DET fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain LPF–DET tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.