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DTW to OBF: distance & flight time
Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport) → Oberpfaffenhofen (Oberpfaffenhofen Airport)
4,326 mi
6,963 km · 3,760 nm
8h 57m
estimated nonstop flight time
+6h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
4,326 miles nonstop takes roughly 8h 57m 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
- DTW — Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport · Detroit, United States
- OBF — Oberpfaffenhofen Airport · Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany
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 OBF
- FEL · Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base9 mi away
- AGB · Augsburg Airport29 mi away
- MUC · Munich Airport30 mi away
- IGS · Ingolstadt Manching Airport45 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DTW from OBF?
The flight distance from Detroit (DTW) to Oberpfaffenhofen (OBF) is 4,326 miles (6,963 km, 3,760 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DTW to OBF?
A nonstop flight takes about 8h 57m 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 Oberpfaffenhofen?
Oberpfaffenhofen is 6 hours ahead of Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DTW to OBF?
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