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DTW to MBE: distance & flight time
Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport) → Monbetsu (Monbetsu Airport)
5,797 mi
9,330 km · 5,038 nm
11h 50m
estimated nonstop flight time
+13h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,797 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 50m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 13-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- DTW — Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport · Detroit, United States
- MBE — Monbetsu Airport · Monbetsu, Japan
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 MBE
- MMB · Memanbetsu Airport48 mi away
- AKJ · Asahikawa Airport65 mi away
- SHB · Nakashibetsu Airport92 mi away
- KUH · Kushiro Airport96 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DTW from MBE?
The flight distance from Detroit (DTW) to Monbetsu (MBE) is 5,797 miles (9,330 km, 5,038 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DTW to MBE?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 50m 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 Monbetsu?
Monbetsu is 13 hours ahead of Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DTW to MBE?
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