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DET to SLM: distance & flight time
Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport) → Salamanca (Salamanca Airport)
3,853 mi
6,200 km · 3,348 nm
8h 1m
estimated nonstop flight time
+6h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
3,853 miles nonstop takes roughly 8h 1m 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
- SLM — Salamanca Airport · Salamanca, Spain
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 SLM
- VLL · Valladolid Airport62 mi away
- MAD · Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport107 mi away
- BGC · Bragança Airport88 mi away
- ECV · Cuatro Vientos Airport99 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DET from SLM?
The flight distance from Detroit (DET) to Salamanca (SLM) is 3,853 miles (6,200 km, 3,348 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DET to SLM?
A nonstop flight takes about 8h 1m 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 Salamanca?
Salamanca is 6 hours ahead of Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DET to SLM?
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