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DET to AOK: distance & flight time
Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport) → Karpathos (Karpathos Airport)
5,488 mi
8,831 km · 4,769 nm
11h 14m
estimated nonstop flight time
+7h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
5,488 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 14m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 7-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- DET — Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport · Detroit, United States
- AOK — Karpathos Airport · Karpathos, Greece
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 AOK
- KSJ · Kasos Airport13 mi away
- JSH · Sitia Airport61 mi away
- RHO · Diagoras Airport86 mi away
- JTY · Astypalaia Airport91 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DET from AOK?
The flight distance from Detroit (DET) to Karpathos (AOK) is 5,488 miles (8,831 km, 4,769 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DET to AOK?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 14m 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 Karpathos?
Karpathos is 7 hours ahead of Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DET to AOK?
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