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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.
Are there nonstop flights from FKB to DTW?
Nonstop service on FKB–DTW 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 39m nonstop estimate.
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?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on FKB–DTW that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some FKB to DTW fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain FKB–DTW 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.