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DET to OBF: distance & flight time
Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport) → Oberpfaffenhofen (Oberpfaffenhofen Airport)
4,304 mi
6,927 km · 3,740 nm
8h 54m
estimated nonstop flight time
+6h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
4,304 miles nonstop takes roughly 8h 54m 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
- OBF — Oberpfaffenhofen Airport · Oberpfaffenhofen, 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 OBF
- FEL · Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base9 mi away
- AGB · Augsburg Airport29 mi away
- MUC · Munich Airport30 mi away
- IGS · Ingolstadt Manching Airport45 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DET from OBF?
The flight distance from Detroit (DET) to Oberpfaffenhofen (OBF) is 4,304 miles (6,927 km, 3,740 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DET to OBF?
A nonstop flight takes about 8h 54m 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 Oberpfaffenhofen?
Oberpfaffenhofen is 6 hours ahead of Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DET to OBF?
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