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FMO to DTW: distance & flight time
Munster (Münster Osnabrück Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
4,043 mi
6,507 km · 3,514 nm
8h 24m
estimated nonstop flight time
-6h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
4,043 miles nonstop takes roughly 8h 24m 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
- FMO — Münster Osnabrück Airport · Munster, 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 FMO
- GUT · Gütersloh Air Base30 mi away
- ENS · Twente Airport35 mi away
- BFE · Bielefeld Airport38 mi away
- DTM · Dortmund Airport43 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 FMO from DTW?
The flight distance from Munster (FMO) to Detroit (DTW) is 4,043 miles (6,507 km, 3,514 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FMO to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 8h 24m 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 Munster and Detroit?
Detroit is 6 hours behind Munster.
What is the cheapest way to fly from FMO to DTW?
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