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FDH to ARB: distance & flight time
Friedrichshafen (Friedrichshafen Airport) → Ann Arbor (Ann Arbor Municipal Airport)
4,288 mi
6,901 km · 3,726 nm
8h 52m
estimated nonstop flight time
-6h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
4,288 miles nonstop takes roughly 8h 52m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 6-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- FDH — Friedrichshafen Airport · Friedrichshafen, Germany
- ARB — Ann Arbor Municipal Airport · Ann Arbor, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near FDH
- ACH · St Gallen Altenrhein Airport13 mi away
- HOH · Hohenems-Dornbirn Airport22 mi away
- FMM · Memmingen Allgau Airport40 mi away
- ZRH · Zürich Airport47 mi away
Near ARB
- DTW · Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport20 mi away
- YIP · Willow Run Airport11 mi away
- PTK · Oakland County International Airport35 mi away
- JXN · Jackson County Reynolds Field37 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is FDH from ARB?
The flight distance from Friedrichshafen (FDH) to Ann Arbor (ARB) is 4,288 miles (6,901 km, 3,726 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FDH to ARB?
A nonstop flight takes about 8h 52m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from FDH to ARB?
Nonstop service on FDH–ARB depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 8h 52m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Friedrichshafen and Ann Arbor?
Ann Arbor is 6 hours behind Friedrichshafen.
What is the cheapest way to fly from FDH to ARB?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on FDH–ARB that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some FDH to ARB fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain FDH–ARB tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.