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NEW to DET: distance & flight time
New Orleans (Lakefront Airport) → Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport)
939 mi
1,511 km · 816 nm
2h 30m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
939 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 30m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- NEW — Lakefront Airport · New Orleans, 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 NEW
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 NEW from DET?
The flight distance from New Orleans (NEW) to Detroit (DET) is 939 miles (1,511 km, 816 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from NEW to DET?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 30m 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 New Orleans and Detroit?
Detroit is 1 hour ahead of New Orleans.
What is the cheapest way to fly from NEW to DET?
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