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ECV to DET: distance & flight time
Madrid (Cuatro Vientos Airport) → Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport)
3,951 mi
6,358 km · 3,433 nm
8h 13m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
3,951 miles nonstop takes roughly 8h 13m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- ECV — Cuatro Vientos Airport · Madrid, Spain
- 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.
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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
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 ECV from DET?
The flight distance from Madrid (ECV) to Detroit (DET) is 3,951 miles (6,358 km, 3,433 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ECV to DET?
A nonstop flight takes about 8h 13m 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 ECV to DET?
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