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BJA to DET: distance & flight time
Bejaja (Soummam Airport) → Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport)
4,489 mi
7,225 km · 3,901 nm
9h 16m
estimated nonstop flight time
-5h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
4,489 miles nonstop takes roughly 9h 16m 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
- BJA — Soummam Airport · Bejaja, 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 BJA
- QSF · Ain Arnat Airport40 mi away
- GJL · Jijel Ferhat Abbas Airport45 mi away
- CZL · Mohamed Boudiaf International Airport91 mi away
- BLJ · Batna Airport96 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 BJA from DET?
The flight distance from Bejaja (BJA) to Detroit (DET) is 4,489 miles (7,225 km, 3,901 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BJA to DET?
A nonstop flight takes about 9h 16m 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 Bejaja and Detroit?
Detroit is 5 hours behind Bejaja.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BJA to DET?
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