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DET to KEL: distance & flight time
Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport) → Kiel (Kiel-Holtenau Airport)
4,032 mi
6,489 km · 3,504 nm
8h 22m
estimated nonstop flight time
+6h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
4,032 miles nonstop takes roughly 8h 22m 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
- KEL — Kiel-Holtenau Airport · Kiel, Germany
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 KEL
- EUM · Neumünster Airport22 mi away
- WBG · Schleswig Air Base26 mi away
- FLF · Flensburg-Schäferhaus Airport41 mi away
- SGD · Sønderborg Airport43 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DET from KEL?
The flight distance from Detroit (DET) to Kiel (KEL) is 4,032 miles (6,489 km, 3,504 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DET to KEL?
A nonstop flight takes about 8h 22m 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 Kiel?
Kiel is 6 hours ahead of Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DET to KEL?
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