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YLC to DET: distance & flight time
Kimmirut (Kimmirut Airport) → Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport)
1,509 mi
2,428 km · 1,311 nm
3h 26m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
1,509 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 26m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- YLC — Kimmirut Airport · Kimmirut, 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 YLC
- YFB · Iqaluit Airport75 mi away
- YWB · Kangiqsujuaq (Wakeham Bay) Airport109 mi away
- YQC · Quaqtaq Airport125 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 YLC from DET?
The flight distance from Kimmirut (YLC) to Detroit (DET) is 1,509 miles (2,428 km, 1,311 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YLC to DET?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 26m 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 YLC to DET?
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