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DET to MRS: distance & flight time
Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport) → Marseille (Marseille Provence Airport)
4,235 mi
6,816 km · 3,680 nm
8h 46m
estimated nonstop flight time
+6h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
4,235 miles nonstop takes roughly 8h 46m 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
- MRS — Marseille Provence Airport · Marseille, France
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 MRS
- CTT · Le Castellet Airport31 mi away
- AVN · Avignon-Caumont Airport36 mi away
- FNI · Nîmes-Arles-Camargue Airport46 mi away
- XOG · Orange-Caritat (BA 115) Air Base52 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DET from MRS?
The flight distance from Detroit (DET) to Marseille (MRS) is 4,235 miles (6,816 km, 3,680 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DET to MRS?
A nonstop flight takes about 8h 46m 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 Marseille?
Marseille is 6 hours ahead of Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DET to MRS?
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