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BBJ to DET: distance & flight time
Birburg (Bitburg Airport) → Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport)
4,055 mi
6,525 km · 3,523 nm
8h 25m
estimated nonstop flight time
-6h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
4,055 miles nonstop takes roughly 8h 25m 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
- BBJ — Bitburg Airport · Birburg, Germany
- 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 BBJ
- SPM · Spangdahlem Air Base6 mi away
- LUX · Luxembourg-Findel International Airport27 mi away
- HHN · Frankfurt-Hahn Airport31 mi away
- FRA · Frankfurt am Main Airport89 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 BBJ from DET?
The flight distance from Birburg (BBJ) to Detroit (DET) is 4,055 miles (6,525 km, 3,523 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BBJ to DET?
A nonstop flight takes about 8h 25m 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 Birburg and Detroit?
Detroit is 6 hours behind Birburg.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BBJ to DET?
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