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DET to KTW: distance & flight time
Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport) → Katowice (Katowice International Airport)
4,495 mi
7,234 km · 3,906 nm
9h 17m
estimated nonstop flight time
+6h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
4,495 miles nonstop takes roughly 9h 17m 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
- KTW — Katowice International Airport · Katowice, Poland
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 KTW
- KRK · Kraków John Paul II International Airport41 mi away
- OSR · Ostrava Leos Janáček Airport69 mi away
- LCJ · Łódź Władysław Reymont Airport87 mi away
- ILZ · Žilina Airport88 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DET from KTW?
The flight distance from Detroit (DET) to Katowice (KTW) is 4,495 miles (7,234 km, 3,906 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DET to KTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 9h 17m 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 Katowice?
Katowice is 6 hours ahead of Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DET to KTW?
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