Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
DET to CQF: distance & flight time
Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport) → Calais (Calais-Dunkerque Airport)
3,843 mi
6,185 km · 3,340 nm
8h
estimated nonstop flight time
+6h
time difference · heading northeast
See live DET→CQF fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
3,843 miles nonstop takes roughly 8h 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
- CQF — Calais-Dunkerque Airport · Calais, France
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
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 CQF
- LTQ · Le Touquet-Côte d'Opale Airport34 mi away
- MSE · Kent International Airport37 mi away
- HZB · Merville-Calonne Airport38 mi away
- LYM · Lympne Airport42 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DET from CQF?
The flight distance from Detroit (DET) to Calais (CQF) is 3,843 miles (6,185 km, 3,340 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DET to CQF?
A nonstop flight takes about 8h 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 Calais?
Calais is 6 hours ahead of Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DET to CQF?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on DET–CQF that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.