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DET to ZQW: distance & flight time
Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport) → Zweibruecken (Zweibrücken Airport)
4,113 mi
6,619 km · 3,574 nm
8h 32m
estimated nonstop flight time
+6h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
4,113 miles nonstop takes roughly 8h 32m 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
- ZQW — Zweibrücken Airport · Zweibruecken, 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 ZQW
- SCN · Saarbrücken Airport13 mi away
- RMS · Ramstein Air Base18 mi away
- FRA · Frankfurt am Main Airport77 mi away
- FKB · Karlsruhe Baden-Baden Airport43 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DET from ZQW?
The flight distance from Detroit (DET) to Zweibruecken (ZQW) is 4,113 miles (6,619 km, 3,574 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DET to ZQW?
A nonstop flight takes about 8h 32m 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 Zweibruecken?
Zweibruecken is 6 hours ahead of Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DET to ZQW?
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