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BDU to DET: distance & flight time
Bardufoss (Bardufoss Airport) → Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport)
3,783 mi
6,089 km · 3,288 nm
7h 53m
estimated nonstop flight time
-6h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
3,783 miles nonstop takes roughly 7h 53m 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
- BDU — Bardufoss Airport · Bardufoss, Norway
- 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 BDU
- TOS · Tromsø Airport,44 mi away
- NVK · Narvik Framnes Airport52 mi away
- ANX · Andøya Airport61 mi away
- EVE · Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes61 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 BDU from DET?
The flight distance from Bardufoss (BDU) to Detroit (DET) is 3,783 miles (6,089 km, 3,288 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BDU to DET?
A nonstop flight takes about 7h 53m 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 Bardufoss and Detroit?
Detroit is 6 hours behind Bardufoss.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BDU to DET?
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