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YGW to DTW: distance & flight time
Kuujjuarapik (Kuujjuarapik Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
937 mi
1,509 km · 815 nm
2h 30m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
937 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 30m 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
- YGW — Kuujjuarapik Airport · Kuujjuarapik, 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 YGW
- YUD · Umiujaq Airport99 mi away
- YSK · Sanikiluaq Airport104 mi away
- YKU · Chisasibi Airport112 mi away
- YGL · La Grande Rivière 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 YGW from DTW?
The flight distance from Kuujjuarapik (YGW) to Detroit (DTW) is 937 miles (1,509 km, 815 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YGW to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 30m 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 YGW to DTW?
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