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BOR to DTW: distance & flight time
Belfort (Fontaine Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
4,176 mi
6,720 km · 3,629 nm
8h 39m
estimated nonstop flight time
-6h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
4,176 miles nonstop takes roughly 8h 39m 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
- BOR — Fontaine Airport · Belfort, France
- 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 BOR
- BSL · EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg Airport25 mi away
- CMR · Colmar-Houssen Airport35 mi away
- ZHI · Grenchen Airport38 mi away
- QNC · Neuchatel Airport49 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 BOR from DTW?
The flight distance from Belfort (BOR) to Detroit (DTW) is 4,176 miles (6,720 km, 3,629 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BOR to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 8h 39m 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 Belfort and Detroit?
Detroit is 6 hours behind Belfort.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BOR to DTW?
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