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ZLT to DET: distance & flight time
La Tabatière (La Tabatière Airport) → Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport)
1,272 mi
2,048 km · 1,106 nm
3h 14m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
1,272 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 14m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- ZLT — La Tabatière Airport · La Tabatière, 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 ZLT
- ZTB · Tête-à-la-Baleine Airport21 mi away
- YIF · St Augustin Airport30 mi away
- YHR · Chevery Airport38 mi away
- ZGS · La Romaine Airport85 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 ZLT from DET?
The flight distance from La Tabatière (ZLT) to Detroit (DET) is 1,272 miles (2,048 km, 1,106 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ZLT to DET?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 14m 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 ZLT to DET?
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