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BFE to DET: distance & flight time
Bielefeld (Bielefeld Airport) → Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport)
4,059 mi
6,532 km · 3,527 nm
8h 26m
estimated nonstop flight time
-6h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
4,059 miles nonstop takes roughly 8h 26m 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
- BFE — Bielefeld Airport · Bielefeld, 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 BFE
- GUT · Gütersloh Air Base11 mi away
- PAD · Paderborn Lippstadt Airport24 mi away
- FMO · Münster Osnabrück Airport38 mi away
- DTM · Dortmund Airport50 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 BFE from DET?
The flight distance from Bielefeld (BFE) to Detroit (DET) is 4,059 miles (6,532 km, 3,527 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BFE to DET?
A nonstop flight takes about 8h 26m 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 Bielefeld and Detroit?
Detroit is 6 hours behind Bielefeld.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BFE to DET?
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