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YXJ to DET: distance & flight time
Fort Saint John (Fort St John Airport) → Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport)
1,915 mi
3,083 km · 1,664 nm
4h 13m
estimated nonstop flight time
+3h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
1,915 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 13m 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
- YXJ — Fort St John Airport · Fort Saint John, 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 YXJ
- YDQ · Dawson Creek Airport40 mi away
- YCQ · Chetwynd Airport51 mi away
- YQU · Grande Prairie Airport103 mi away
- YPE · Peace River Airport126 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 YXJ from DET?
The flight distance from Fort Saint John (YXJ) to Detroit (DET) is 1,915 miles (3,083 km, 1,664 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YXJ to DET?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 13m 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 Fort Saint John and Detroit?
Detroit is 3 hours ahead of Fort Saint John.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YXJ to DET?
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