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AMS to DTW: distance & flight time
Amsterdam (Amsterdam Airport Schiphol) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
3,929 mi
6,324 km · 3,414 nm
8h 10m
estimated nonstop flight time
-6h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
3,929 miles nonstop takes roughly 8h 10m 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
- AMS — Amsterdam Airport Schiphol · Amsterdam, Netherlands
- 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 AMS
- LID · Valkenburg Naval Air Base18 mi away
- UTC · Soesterberg Air Base25 mi away
- RTM · Rotterdam The Hague Airport28 mi away
- LEY · Lelystad Airport34 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 AMS from DTW?
The flight distance from Amsterdam (AMS) to Detroit (DTW) is 3,929 miles (6,324 km, 3,414 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from AMS to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 8h 10m 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 Amsterdam and Detroit?
Detroit is 6 hours behind Amsterdam.
What is the cheapest way to fly from AMS to DTW?
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