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EMP to DTW: distance & flight time
Kempten (Emporia Municipal Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
727 mi
1,170 km · 632 nm
2h 3m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
727 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 3m 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
- DTW — Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County 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 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
Frequently asked questions
How far is EMP from DTW?
The flight distance from Kempten (EMP) to Detroit (DTW) is 727 miles (1,170 km, 632 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from EMP to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 3m 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 DTW?
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