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YLR to DTW: distance & flight time
Leaf Rapids (Leaf Rapids Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
1,233 mi
1,984 km · 1,071 nm
3h 9m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
1,233 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 9m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- YLR — Leaf Rapids Airport · Leaf Rapids, 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 YLR
- XSI · South Indian Lake Airport45 mi away
- YYL · Lynn Lake Airport48 mi away
- XPK · Pukatawagan Airport72 mi away
- YTH · Thompson Airport95 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 YLR from DTW?
The flight distance from Leaf Rapids (YLR) to Detroit (DTW) is 1,233 miles (1,984 km, 1,071 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YLR to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 9m 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 YLR to DTW?
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