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BNJ to DTW: distance & flight time
Sankt-Augustin (Bonn-Hangelar Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
4,071 mi
6,552 km · 3,538 nm
8h 27m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
4,071 miles nonstop takes roughly 8h 27m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- BNJ — Bonn-Hangelar Airport · Sankt-Augustin, Germany
- DTW — Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County 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 BNJ
- CGN · Cologne Bonn Airport7 mi away
- FRA · Frankfurt am Main Airport80 mi away
- DUS · Düsseldorf Airport40 mi away
- SGE · Siegerland Airport40 mi away
Near DTW
- YIP · Willow Run Airport9 mi away
- ARB · Ann Arbor Municipal Airport20 mi away
- YQG · Windsor Airport21 mi away
- DET · Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport22 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BNJ from DTW?
The flight distance from Sankt-Augustin (BNJ) to Detroit (DTW) is 4,071 miles (6,552 km, 3,538 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BNJ to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 8h 27m 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 cheapest way to fly from BNJ to DTW?
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