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DTW to TAF: distance & flight time
Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport) → Oran (Tafaraoui Airport)
4,300 mi
6,920 km · 3,736 nm
8h 54m
estimated nonstop flight time
+5h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
4,300 miles nonstop takes roughly 8h 54m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 5-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- DTW — Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport · Detroit, United States
- TAF — Tafaraoui Airport · Oran, Algeria
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 TAF
- ORN · Es Senia Airport8 mi away
- BFW · Sidi Bel Abbes Airport26 mi away
- MUW · Ghriss Airport45 mi away
- TLM · Zenata – Messali El Hadj Airport63 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DTW from TAF?
The flight distance from Detroit (DTW) to Oran (TAF) is 4,300 miles (6,920 km, 3,736 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DTW to TAF?
A nonstop flight takes about 8h 54m 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 Oran?
Oran is 5 hours ahead of Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DTW to TAF?
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