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YTL to DET: distance & flight time
Big Trout Lake (Big Trout Lake Airport) → Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport)
849 mi
1,366 km · 738 nm
2h 19m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
849 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 19m 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
- YTL — Big Trout Lake Airport · Big Trout Lake, 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 YTL
- YAX · Wapekeka Airport13 mi away
- XBE · Bearskin Lake Airport47 mi away
- XKS · Kasabonika Airport55 mi away
- KIF · Kingfisher Lake Airport56 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 YTL from DET?
The flight distance from Big Trout Lake (YTL) to Detroit (DET) is 849 miles (1,366 km, 738 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YTL to DET?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 19m 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 Big Trout Lake and Detroit?
Detroit is 1 hour ahead of Big Trout Lake.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YTL to DET?
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