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DTW to ECV: distance & flight time
Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport) → Madrid (Cuatro Vientos Airport)
3,973 mi
6,393 km · 3,452 nm
8h 15m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
3,973 miles nonstop takes roughly 8h 15m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- DTW — Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport · Detroit, United States
- ECV — Cuatro Vientos Airport · Madrid, Spain
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near DTW
- YIP · Willow Run Airport9 mi away
- ARB · Ann Arbor Municipal Airport20 mi away
- YQG · Windsor Airport21 mi away
- DET · Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport22 mi away
Near ECV
- MAD · Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport14 mi away
- TOJ · Torrejón Airport20 mi away
- SLM · Salamanca Airport99 mi away
- CQM · Ciudad Real Central Airport105 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DTW from ECV?
The flight distance from Detroit (DTW) to Madrid (ECV) is 3,973 miles (6,393 km, 3,452 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DTW to ECV?
A nonstop flight takes about 8h 15m 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 cheapest way to fly from DTW to ECV?
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