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YAC to DTW: distance & flight time
Cat Lake (Cat Lake Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
768 mi
1,236 km · 667 nm
2h 8m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
768 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 8m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- YAC — Cat Lake Airport · Cat Lake, Canada
- 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 YAC
- YPL · Pickle Lake Airport72 mi away
- YNO · North Spirit Lake Airport72 mi away
- YBS · Opapimiskan Lake Airport86 mi away
- ZRJ · Round Lake (Weagamow Lake) Airport87 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 YAC from DTW?
The flight distance from Cat Lake (YAC) to Detroit (DTW) is 768 miles (1,236 km, 667 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YAC to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 8m 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 Cat Lake and Detroit?
Detroit is 1 hour ahead of Cat Lake.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YAC to DTW?
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