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LSE to DET: distance & flight time
La Crosse (La Crosse Municipal Airport) → Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport)
428 mi
688 km · 372 nm
1h 24m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
428 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 24m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- LSE — La Crosse Municipal Airport · La Crosse, United States
- 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 LSE
- VOK · Volk Field50 mi away
- PCD · Prairie Du Chien Municipal Airport60 mi away
- RST · Rochester International Airport62 mi away
- EAU · Chippewa Valley Regional Airport69 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 LSE from DET?
The flight distance from La Crosse (LSE) to Detroit (DET) is 428 miles (688 km, 372 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LSE to DET?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 24m 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 La Crosse and Detroit?
Detroit is 1 hour ahead of La Crosse.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LSE to DET?
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