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DET to CLJ: distance & flight time
Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport) → Cluj-napoca (Cluj-Napoca International Airport)
4,819 mi
7,755 km · 4,187 nm
9h 55m
estimated nonstop flight time
+7h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
4,819 miles nonstop takes roughly 9h 55m 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
- CLJ — Cluj-Napoca International Airport · Cluj-napoca, Romania
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 CLJ
- TGM · Transilvania Târgu Mureş International Airport41 mi away
- BAY · Tautii Magheraus Airport61 mi away
- SBZ · Sibiu International Airport72 mi away
- SUJ · Satu Mare Airport74 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DET from CLJ?
The flight distance from Detroit (DET) to Cluj-napoca (CLJ) is 4,819 miles (7,755 km, 4,187 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DET to CLJ?
A nonstop flight takes about 9h 55m 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 Cluj-napoca?
Cluj-napoca is 7 hours ahead of Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DET to CLJ?
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