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LRT to DTW: distance & flight time
Lorient (Lorient South Brittany (Bretagne Sud) Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
3,747 mi
6,029 km · 3,256 nm
7h 49m
estimated nonstop flight time
-6h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
3,747 miles nonstop takes roughly 7h 49m 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
- LRT — Lorient South Brittany (Bretagne Sud) Airport · Lorient, 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 LRT
- VNE · Vannes-Meucon Airport34 mi away
- UIP · Quimper-Cornouaille Airport37 mi away
- SBK · Saint-Brieuc-Armor Airport60 mi away
- LBY · La Baule-Escoublac Airport61 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 LRT from DTW?
The flight distance from Lorient (LRT) to Detroit (DTW) is 3,747 miles (6,029 km, 3,256 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LRT to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 7h 49m 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 Lorient and Detroit?
Detroit is 6 hours behind Lorient.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LRT to DTW?
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