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AAH to DTW: distance & flight time
Aachen (Aachen-Merzbrück Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
4,032 mi
6,489 km · 3,504 nm
8h 22m
estimated nonstop flight time
-6h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
4,032 miles nonstop takes roughly 8h 22m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 6-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- AAH — Aachen-Merzbrück Airport · Aachen, Germany
- 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 AAH
- GKE · Geilenkirchen Air Base11 mi away
- MST · Maastricht Aachen Airport19 mi away
- MGL · Mönchengladbach Airport31 mi away
- LGG · Liège Airport35 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 AAH from DTW?
The flight distance from Aachen (AAH) to Detroit (DTW) is 4,032 miles (6,489 km, 3,504 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from AAH to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 8h 22m 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 Aachen and Detroit?
Detroit is 6 hours behind Aachen.
What is the cheapest way to fly from AAH to DTW?
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