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DET to MLN: distance & flight time
Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport) → Melilla (Melilla Airport)
4,175 mi
6,718 km · 3,628 nm
8h 39m
estimated nonstop flight time
+6h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
4,175 miles nonstop takes roughly 8h 39m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- MLN — Melilla Airport · Melilla, Spain
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 MLN
- NDR · Nador International Airport21 mi away
- AHU · Cherif Al Idrissi Airport50 mi away
- OUD · Angads Airport68 mi away
- TLM · Zenata – Messali El Hadj Airport87 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DET from MLN?
The flight distance from Detroit (DET) to Melilla (MLN) is 4,175 miles (6,718 km, 3,628 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DET to MLN?
A nonstop flight takes about 8h 39m 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 Melilla?
Melilla is 6 hours ahead of Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DET to MLN?
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