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LZU to DTW: distance & flight time
Lawrenceville (Gwinnett County Briscoe Field) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
570 mi
917 km · 495 nm
1h 42m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
570 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 42m 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
- LZU — Gwinnett County Briscoe Field · Lawrenceville, United States
- 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 LZU
- ATL · Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport36 mi away
- WDR · Barrow County Airport17 mi away
- PDK · DeKalb Peachtree Airport21 mi away
- GVL · Lee Gilmer Memorial Airport22 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 LZU from DTW?
The flight distance from Lawrenceville (LZU) to Detroit (DTW) is 570 miles (917 km, 495 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LZU to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 42m 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 cheapest way to fly from LZU to DTW?
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