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BRV to DET: distance & flight time
Bremerhaven (Bremerhaven Airport) → Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport)
4,007 mi
6,448 km · 3,482 nm
8h 19m
estimated nonstop flight time
-6h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
4,007 miles nonstop takes roughly 8h 19m 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
- BRV — Bremerhaven Airport · Bremerhaven, 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 BRV
- FCN · Nordholz Naval Airbase18 mi away
- WVN · Wilhelmshaven-Mariensiel Airport21 mi away
- BRE · Bremen Airport33 mi away
- AGE · Wangerooge Airport33 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 BRV from DET?
The flight distance from Bremerhaven (BRV) to Detroit (DET) is 4,007 miles (6,448 km, 3,482 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BRV to DET?
A nonstop flight takes about 8h 19m 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 Bremerhaven and Detroit?
Detroit is 6 hours behind Bremerhaven.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BRV to DET?
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