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BWE to DET: distance & flight time
Braunschweig (Braunschweig-Wolfsburg Airport) → Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport)
4,120 mi
6,630 km · 3,580 nm
8h 33m
estimated nonstop flight time
-6h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
4,120 miles nonstop takes roughly 8h 33m 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
- BWE — Braunschweig-Wolfsburg Airport · Braunschweig, 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 BWE
- ZCN · Celle Airport29 mi away
- HAJ · Hannover Airport38 mi away
- ZMG · Magdeburg "City" Airport48 mi away
- CSO · Cochstedt Airport49 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 BWE from DET?
The flight distance from Braunschweig (BWE) to Detroit (DET) is 4,120 miles (6,630 km, 3,580 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BWE to DET?
A nonstop flight takes about 8h 33m 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 Braunschweig and Detroit?
Detroit is 6 hours behind Braunschweig.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BWE to DET?
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