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DET to NTE: distance & flight time
Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport) → Nantes (Nantes Atlantique Airport)
3,820 mi
6,147 km · 3,319 nm
7h 57m
estimated nonstop flight time
+6h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
3,820 miles nonstop takes roughly 7h 57m 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
- NTE — Nantes Atlantique Airport · Nantes, 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 NTE
- SNR · Saint-Nazaire-Montoir Airport28 mi away
- EDM · La Roche-sur-Yon Airport33 mi away
- CET · Cholet Le Pontreau Airport35 mi away
- LBY · La Baule-Escoublac Airport36 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DET from NTE?
The flight distance from Detroit (DET) to Nantes (NTE) is 3,820 miles (6,147 km, 3,319 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DET to NTE?
A nonstop flight takes about 7h 57m 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 Nantes?
Nantes is 6 hours ahead of Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DET to NTE?
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