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YCG to DET: distance & flight time
Castlegar (Castlegar/West Kootenay Regional Airport) → Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport)
1,716 mi
2,762 km · 1,491 nm
3h 50m
estimated nonstop flight time
+3h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
1,716 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 50m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- YCG — Castlegar/West Kootenay Regional Airport · Castlegar, Canada
- 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 YCG
- YZZ · Trail Airport17 mi away
- ZGF · Grand Forks Airport41 mi away
- YXC · Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport86 mi away
- YYF · Penticton Airport89 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 YCG from DET?
The flight distance from Castlegar (YCG) to Detroit (DET) is 1,716 miles (2,762 km, 1,491 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YCG to DET?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 50m 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 Castlegar and Detroit?
Detroit is 3 hours ahead of Castlegar.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YCG to DET?
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