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DET to OST: distance & flight time
Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport) → Ostend (Ostend-Bruges International Airport)
3,871 mi
6,229 km · 3,363 nm
8h 3m
estimated nonstop flight time
+6h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
3,871 miles nonstop takes roughly 8h 3m 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
- OST — Ostend-Bruges International Airport · Ostend, Belgium
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 OST
- KJK · Wevelgem Airport30 mi away
- HZB · Merville-Calonne Airport41 mi away
- CQF · Calais-Dunkerque Airport43 mi away
- LIL · Lille-Lesquin Airport45 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DET from OST?
The flight distance from Detroit (DET) to Ostend (OST) is 3,871 miles (6,229 km, 3,363 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DET to OST?
A nonstop flight takes about 8h 3m 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 Ostend?
Ostend is 6 hours ahead of Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DET to OST?
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