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The flight time from London to Detroit is approximately 7h 47m nonstop. The distance is 3,756 miles (6,045 km). There is about 1 nonstop flight from London to Detroit per day.
That is a great-circle estimate, not a scheduled block time. An airline's published time will differ by roughly 15 to 45 minutes depending on routing, winds and taxi.
| Route | Est. time | Distance | Frequency | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LHR → DTW London Heathrow Airport to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport |
7h 47m | 3,756 mi | 7/wk | Delta Air Lines |
Frequencies come from our most recent schedule sample. Where a pairing shows “—” we track it as an operating nonstop but hold no schedule sample for it — we would rather show nothing than guess.
Delta Air Lines is the only airline flying nonstop from London to Detroit.
Recent scheduled departures on this route have used the Airbus A330-900 NEO, Airbus A330-900.
Aircraft assignments change by season and by time of day.
On a long east–west route like this one the two directions do not take the same time. Aircraft flying eastbound ride the mid-latitude jet stream and typically arrive earlier than the westbound leg, which flies into it. The difference is commonly 30 to 90 minutes on transatlantic and transpacific flights, and it varies by season. The estimate above does not model wind — treat it as a midpoint and check the airline's own timetable for the block time on your date.
The distance from London to Detroit is 3,756 miles, or 6,045 kilometres.
| Great-circle distance | 3,756 mi |
| Kilometres | 6,045 km |
| Nautical miles | 3,264 nmi |
Measured airport to airport. The actual track is longer — aircraft follow airways, avoid restricted airspace and route around weather.
Yes. Delta Air Lines flies it nonstop, with about 7 departures a week. The route is in our live nonstop dataset, last seeded 2026-07-07.
About 7h 47m in the air on the LHR–DTW nonstop. That is a great-circle estimate from the 3,756-mile distance, not a scheduled block time — an airline's published time will differ by roughly 15 to 45 minutes depending on routing, winds and taxi.
3,756 miles (6,045 km) great-circle between London Heathrow Airport and Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport.
Delta Air Lines.
Recent scheduled departures have used the Airbus A330-900 NEO, Airbus A330-900. Assignments change by season and by time of day.
