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FDH to DTW: distance & flight time
Friedrichshafen (Friedrichshafen Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
4,273 mi
6,877 km · 3,713 nm
8h 51m
estimated nonstop flight time
-6h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
4,273 miles nonstop takes roughly 8h 51m 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
- 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 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 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 FDH from DTW?
The flight distance from Friedrichshafen (FDH) to Detroit (DTW) is 4,273 miles (6,877 km, 3,713 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FDH to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 8h 51m 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 Friedrichshafen and Detroit?
Detroit is 6 hours behind Friedrichshafen.
What is the cheapest way to fly from FDH to DTW?
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