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DET to PSH: distance & flight time
Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport) → Sankt Peter-Ording (St. Peter-Ording Airport)
3,984 mi
6,411 km · 3,462 nm
8h 17m
estimated nonstop flight time
+6h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
3,984 miles nonstop takes roughly 8h 17m 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
- PSH — St. Peter-Ording Airport · Sankt Peter-Ording, 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 PSH
- HEI · Heide-Büsum Airport14 mi away
- HGL · Helgoland-Düne Airport32 mi away
- WBG · Schleswig Air Base35 mi away
- FCN · Nordholz Naval Airbase37 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DET from PSH?
The flight distance from Detroit (DET) to Sankt Peter-Ording (PSH) is 3,984 miles (6,411 km, 3,462 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DET to PSH?
A nonstop flight takes about 8h 17m 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 Sankt Peter-Ording?
Sankt Peter-Ording is 6 hours ahead of Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DET to PSH?
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