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BFW to DET: distance & flight time
Sidi Bel Abbes (Sidi Bel Abbes Airport) → Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport)
4,290 mi
6,904 km · 3,728 nm
8h 53m
estimated nonstop flight time
-5h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
4,290 miles nonstop takes roughly 8h 53m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 5-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- BFW — Sidi Bel Abbes Airport · Sidi Bel Abbes, Algeria
- 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 BFW
- TAF · Tafaraoui Airport26 mi away
- ORN · Es Senia Airport31 mi away
- MUW · Ghriss Airport42 mi away
- TLM · Zenata – Messali El Hadj 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 BFW from DET?
The flight distance from Sidi Bel Abbes (BFW) to Detroit (DET) is 4,290 miles (6,904 km, 3,728 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BFW to DET?
A nonstop flight takes about 8h 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 Sidi Bel Abbes and Detroit?
Detroit is 5 hours behind Sidi Bel Abbes.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BFW to DET?
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