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LRE to DET: distance & flight time
Longreach (Longreach Airport) → Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport)
9,445 mi
15,200 km · 8,207 nm
18h 59m
estimated nonstop flight time
-14h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
9,445 miles nonstop takes roughly 18h 59m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 14-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- LRE — Longreach Airport · Longreach, Australia
- 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 LRE
- BCI · Barcaldine Airport66 mi away
- BKQ · Blackall Airport100 mi away
- WIN · Winton Airport106 mi away
- ABH · Alpha Airport147 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 LRE from DET?
The flight distance from Longreach (LRE) to Detroit (DET) is 9,445 miles (15,200 km, 8,207 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LRE to DET?
A nonstop flight takes about 18h 59m 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 Longreach and Detroit?
Detroit is 14 hours behind Longreach.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LRE to DET?
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