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YZU to DET: distance & flight time
Whitecourt (Whitecourt Airport) → Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport)
1,690 mi
2,720 km · 1,469 nm
3h 47m
estimated nonstop flight time
+2h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
1,690 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 47m 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
- YZU — Whitecourt Airport · Whitecourt, 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 YZU
- YET · Edson Airport48 mi away
- YZH · Slave Lake Airport89 mi away
- YJP · Hinton/Jasper-Hinton Airport99 mi away
- YXD · Edmonton City Centre (Blatchford Field) Airport100 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 YZU from DET?
The flight distance from Whitecourt (YZU) to Detroit (DET) is 1,690 miles (2,720 km, 1,469 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YZU to DET?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 47m 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 Whitecourt and Detroit?
Detroit is 2 hours ahead of Whitecourt.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YZU to DET?
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