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YTL to DTW: distance & flight time
Big Trout Lake (Big Trout Lake Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
856 mi
1,378 km · 744 nm
2h 20m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
856 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 20m 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
- 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 YTL
- YAX · Wapekeka Airport13 mi away
- XBE · Bearskin Lake Airport47 mi away
- XKS · Kasabonika Airport55 mi away
- KIF · Kingfisher Lake Airport56 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 YTL from DTW?
The flight distance from Big Trout Lake (YTL) to Detroit (DTW) is 856 miles (1,378 km, 744 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YTL to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 20m 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 DTW?
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