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DET to TCE: distance & flight time
Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport) → Tulcea (Tulcea Airport)
5,077 mi
8,170 km · 4,412 nm
10h 25m
estimated nonstop flight time
+7h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
5,077 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 25m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 7-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- DET — Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport · Detroit, United States
- TCE — Tulcea Airport · Tulcea, Romania
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 TCE
- CND · Mihail Kogălniceanu International Airport50 mi away
- KIV · Chişinău International Airport129 mi away
- BCM · Bacău Airport133 mi away
- OTP · Henri Coandă International Airport133 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DET from TCE?
The flight distance from Detroit (DET) to Tulcea (TCE) is 5,077 miles (8,170 km, 4,412 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DET to TCE?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 25m 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 Tulcea?
Tulcea is 7 hours ahead of Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DET to TCE?
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