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YKQ to DTW: distance & flight time
Waskaganish (Waskaganish Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
675 mi
1,087 km · 587 nm
1h 56m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
675 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 56m 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
- YKQ — Waskaganish Airport · Waskaganish, 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 YKQ
- ZEM · Eastmain River Airport53 mi away
- YMO · Moosonee Airport81 mi away
- YNC · Wemindji Airport106 mi away
- YNS · Nemiscau 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 YKQ from DTW?
The flight distance from Waskaganish (YKQ) to Detroit (DTW) is 675 miles (1,087 km, 587 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YKQ to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 56m 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 YKQ to DTW?
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