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EMP to DET: distance & flight time
Kempten (Emporia Municipal Airport) → Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport)
748 mi
1,204 km · 650 nm
2h 6m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
748 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 6m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- EMP — Emporia Municipal Airport · Kempten, Germany
- 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 EMP
- FOE · Topeka Regional Airport - Forbes Field51 mi away
- FRI · Marshall Army Air Field59 mi away
- TOP · Philip Billard Municipal Airport59 mi away
- CNU · Chanute Martin Johnson Airport60 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 EMP from DET?
The flight distance from Kempten (EMP) to Detroit (DET) is 748 miles (1,204 km, 650 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from EMP to DET?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 6m 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 Kempten and Detroit?
Detroit is 1 hour ahead of Kempten.
What is the cheapest way to fly from EMP to DET?
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