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DET to ABC: distance & flight time
Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport) → Albacete (Albacete-Los Llanos Airport)
4,089 mi
6,581 km · 3,553 nm
8h 29m
estimated nonstop flight time
+6h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
4,089 miles nonstop takes roughly 8h 29m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 6-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- DET — Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport · Detroit, United States
- ABC — Albacete-Los Llanos Airport · Albacete, Spain
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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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
Near ABC
- VLC · Valencia Airport83 mi away
- ALC · Alicante International Airport84 mi away
- RMU · Región de Murcia International Airport89 mi away
- MJV · San Javier Airport99 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DET from ABC?
The flight distance from Detroit (DET) to Albacete (ABC) is 4,089 miles (6,581 km, 3,553 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DET to ABC?
A nonstop flight takes about 8h 29m 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 Detroit and Albacete?
Albacete is 6 hours ahead of Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DET to ABC?
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