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YFA to DET: distance & flight time
Fort Albany (Fort Albany Airport) → Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport)
679 mi
1,093 km · 590 nm
1h 57m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
679 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 57m gate to gate, flying south. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- YFA — Fort Albany Airport · Fort Albany, 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 YFA
- ZKE · Kashechewan Airport6 mi away
- YAT · Attawapiskat Airport59 mi away
- YMO · Moosonee Airport78 mi away
- YNC · Wemindji Airport133 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 YFA from DET?
The flight distance from Fort Albany (YFA) to Detroit (DET) is 679 miles (1,093 km, 590 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YFA to DET?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 57m 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 cheapest way to fly from YFA to DET?
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