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FKB to DTW: distance & flight time
Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden (Karlsruhe Baden-Baden Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
4,177 mi
6,722 km · 3,630 nm
8h 39m
estimated nonstop flight time
-6h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
4,177 miles nonstop takes roughly 8h 39m 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
- FKB — Karlsruhe Baden-Baden Airport · Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden, 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 FKB
- SXB · Strasbourg Airport27 mi away
- LHA · Lahr Airport31 mi away
- ZQW · Zweibrücken Airport43 mi away
- FRA · Frankfurt am Main Airport89 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 FKB from DTW?
The flight distance from Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden (FKB) to Detroit (DTW) is 4,177 miles (6,722 km, 3,630 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FKB to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 8h 39m 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 Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden and Detroit?
Detroit is 6 hours behind Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden.
What is the cheapest way to fly from FKB to DTW?
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