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YGL to DTW: distance & flight time
La Grande Riviere (La Grande Rivière Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
830 mi
1,336 km · 721 nm
2h 16m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
830 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 16m 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
- YGL — La Grande Rivière Airport · La Grande Riviere, 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 YGL
- YKU · Chisasibi Airport51 mi away
- YNC · Wemindji Airport63 mi away
- ZEM · Eastmain River Airport102 mi away
- YGW · Kuujjuarapik Airport114 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 YGL from DTW?
The flight distance from La Grande Riviere (YGL) to Detroit (DTW) is 830 miles (1,336 km, 721 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YGL to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 16m 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 YGL to DTW?
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