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YXL to DET: distance & flight time
Sioux Lookout (Sioux Lookout Airport) → Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport)
680 mi
1,095 km · 591 nm
1h 57m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
680 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 57m 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
- YXL — Sioux Lookout Airport · Sioux Lookout, 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 YXL
- YHD · Dryden Regional Airport42 mi away
- ZUC · Ignace Municipal Airport48 mi away
- YIB · Atikokan Municipal Airport93 mi away
- YRL · Red Lake Airport106 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 YXL from DET?
The flight distance from Sioux Lookout (YXL) to Detroit (DET) is 680 miles (1,095 km, 591 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YXL to DET?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 57m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from YXL to DET?
Nonstop service on YXL–DET depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 1h 57m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Sioux Lookout and Detroit?
Detroit is 1 hour ahead of Sioux Lookout.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YXL to DET?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on YXL–DET that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some YXL to DET fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain YXL–DET tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.