Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
POC to DET: distance & flight time
La Verne (Brackett Field) → Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport)
1,957 mi
3,149 km · 1,700 nm
4h 18m
estimated nonstop flight time
+3h
time difference · heading northeast
See live POC→DET fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
1,957 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 18m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 3-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- POC — Brackett Field · La Verne, 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.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
Near POC
- LAX · Los Angeles International Airport37 mi away
- CCB · Cable Airport6 mi away
- ONT · Ontario International Airport11 mi away
- CNO · Chino Airport12 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 POC from DET?
The flight distance from La Verne (POC) to Detroit (DET) is 1,957 miles (3,149 km, 1,700 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from POC to DET?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 18m 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 Verne and Detroit?
Detroit is 3 hours ahead of La Verne.
What is the cheapest way to fly from POC to DET?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on POC–DET that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.