Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
DTM to DET: distance & flight time
Dortmund (Dortmund Airport) → Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport)
4,040 mi
6,502 km · 3,511 nm
8h 23m
estimated nonstop flight time
-6h
time difference · heading northwest
See live DTM→DET fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
4,040 miles nonstop takes roughly 8h 23m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 6-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- DTM — Dortmund Airport · Dortmund, Germany
- DET — Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport · Detroit, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
Near DTM
- ESS · Essen Mulheim Airport30 mi away
- DUS · Düsseldorf Airport40 mi away
- GUT · Gütersloh Air Base41 mi away
- FMO · Münster Osnabrück Airport43 mi away
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
Frequently asked questions
How far is DTM from DET?
The flight distance from Dortmund (DTM) to Detroit (DET) is 4,040 miles (6,502 km, 3,511 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DTM to DET?
A nonstop flight takes about 8h 23m 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 Dortmund and Detroit?
Detroit is 6 hours behind Dortmund.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DTM to DET?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on DTM–DET that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.