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DET to UTC: distance & flight time
Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport) → Soesterberg (Soesterberg Air Base)
3,932 mi
6,328 km · 3,417 nm
8h 11m
estimated nonstop flight time
+6h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
3,932 miles nonstop takes roughly 8h 11m 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
- UTC — Soesterberg Air Base · Soesterberg, Netherlands
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 UTC
- AMS · Amsterdam Airport Schiphol25 mi away
- LEY · Lelystad Airport25 mi away
- LID · Valkenburg Naval Air Base36 mi away
- RTM · Rotterdam The Hague Airport38 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DET from UTC?
The flight distance from Detroit (DET) to Soesterberg (UTC) is 3,932 miles (6,328 km, 3,417 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DET to UTC?
A nonstop flight takes about 8h 11m 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 Soesterberg?
Soesterberg is 6 hours ahead of Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DET to UTC?
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