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YXU to DTW: distance & flight time
London (London Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
125 mi
202 km · 109 nm
48m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
125 miles nonstop takes roughly 48m 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
- YXU — London Airport · London, 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 YXU
- YQS · St Thomas Municipal Airport18 mi away
- YCE · Centralia / James T. Field Memorial Aerodrome25 mi away
- YYZ · Lester B. Pearson International Airport88 mi away
- YKF · Waterloo Airport49 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 YXU from DTW?
The flight distance from London (YXU) to Detroit (DTW) is 125 miles (202 km, 109 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YXU to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 48m 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 YXU to DTW?
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