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YYR to DTW: distance & flight time
Goose Bay (Goose Bay Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
1,303 mi
2,097 km · 1,132 nm
3h 18m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
1,303 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 18m gate to gate, flying southwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YYR — Goose Bay Airport · Goose Bay, 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 YYR
- YRG · Rigolet Airport100 mi away
- YSO · Postville Airport113 mi away
- YMN · Makkovik Airport131 mi away
- YRF · Cartwright Airport141 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 YYR from DTW?
The flight distance from Goose Bay (YYR) to Detroit (DTW) is 1,303 miles (2,097 km, 1,132 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YYR to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 18m 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 Goose Bay and Detroit?
Detroit is 1 hour behind Goose Bay.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YYR to DTW?
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