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QLF to DET: distance & flight time
Vesivehmaa (Lahti Vesivehmaa Airport) → Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport)
4,253 mi
6,844 km · 3,695 nm
8h 48m
estimated nonstop flight time
-7h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
4,253 miles nonstop takes roughly 8h 48m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 7-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- QLF — Lahti Vesivehmaa Airport · Vesivehmaa, Finland
- 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 QLF
- HYV · Hyvinkää Airfield43 mi away
- UTI · Utti Air Base45 mi away
- KEV · Halli Airport58 mi away
- HEL · Helsinki Vantaa Airport62 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 QLF from DET?
The flight distance from Vesivehmaa (QLF) to Detroit (DET) is 4,253 miles (6,844 km, 3,695 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from QLF to DET?
A nonstop flight takes about 8h 48m 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 Vesivehmaa and Detroit?
Detroit is 7 hours behind Vesivehmaa.
What is the cheapest way to fly from QLF to DET?
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