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YWB to DTW: distance & flight time
Kangiqsujuaq (Kangiqsujuaq (Wakeham Bay) Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
1,420 mi
2,285 km · 1,234 nm
3h 33m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
1,420 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 33m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- YWB — Kangiqsujuaq (Wakeham Bay) Airport · Kangiqsujuaq, 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 YWB
- YQC · Quaqtaq Airport85 mi away
- YLC · Kimmirut Airport109 mi away
- YKG · Kangirsuk Airport126 mi away
- YZG · Salluit Airport128 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 YWB from DTW?
The flight distance from Kangiqsujuaq (YWB) to Detroit (DTW) is 1,420 miles (2,285 km, 1,234 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YWB to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 33m 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 YWB to DTW?
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