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YLY to DET: distance & flight time
Langley Township (Langley Airport) → Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport)
1,941 mi
3,124 km · 1,687 nm
4h 16m
estimated nonstop flight time
+3h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
1,941 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 16m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 3-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YLY — Langley Airport · Langley Township, 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 YLY
- YVR · Vancouver International Airport26 mi away
- YXX · Abbotsford Airport13 mi away
- YDT · Boundary Bay Airport17 mi away
- BLI · Bellingham International Airport22 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 YLY from DET?
The flight distance from Langley Township (YLY) to Detroit (DET) is 1,941 miles (3,124 km, 1,687 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YLY to DET?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 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 time difference between Langley Township and Detroit?
Detroit is 3 hours ahead of Langley Township.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YLY to DET?
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