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YPL to DTW: distance & flight time
Pickle Lake (Pickle Lake Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
715 mi
1,151 km · 621 nm
2h 1m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
715 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 1m gate to gate, flying southeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YPL — Pickle Lake Airport · Pickle Lake, 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 YPL
- YAC · Cat Lake Airport72 mi away
- YBS · Opapimiskan Lake Airport80 mi away
- YYW · Armstrong Airport98 mi away
- YFH · Fort Hope Airport100 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 YPL from DTW?
The flight distance from Pickle Lake (YPL) to Detroit (DTW) is 715 miles (1,151 km, 621 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YPL to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 1m 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 Pickle Lake and Detroit?
Detroit is 1 hour ahead of Pickle Lake.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YPL to DTW?
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