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YZH to DET: distance & flight time
Slave Lake (Slave Lake Airport) → Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport)
1,675 mi
2,695 km · 1,455 nm
3h 45m
estimated nonstop flight time
+2h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
1,675 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 45m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 2-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YZH — Slave Lake Airport · Slave Lake, 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 YZH
- YZU · Whitecourt Airport89 mi away
- YPE · Peace River Airport122 mi away
- YXD · Edmonton City Centre (Blatchford Field) Airport129 mi away
- YET · Edson Airport136 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 YZH from DET?
The flight distance from Slave Lake (YZH) to Detroit (DET) is 1,675 miles (2,695 km, 1,455 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YZH to DET?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 45m 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 Slave Lake and Detroit?
Detroit is 2 hours ahead of Slave Lake.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YZH to DET?
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