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DET to PUF: distance & flight time
Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport) → Pau (Pau Pyrénées Airport)
3,996 mi
6,431 km · 3,472 nm
8h 18m
estimated nonstop flight time
+6h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
3,996 miles nonstop takes roughly 8h 18m 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
- PUF — Pau Pyrénées Airport · Pau, 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 PUF
- LDE · Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport25 mi away
- BIQ · Biarritz-Anglet-Bayonne Airport56 mi away
- EAS · San Sebastian Airport69 mi away
- AGF · Agen-La Garenne Airport74 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DET from PUF?
The flight distance from Detroit (DET) to Pau (PUF) is 3,996 miles (6,431 km, 3,472 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DET to PUF?
A nonstop flight takes about 8h 18m 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 Pau?
Pau is 6 hours ahead of Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DET to PUF?
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