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GBA to DET: distance & flight time
Pailton (Cotswold Airport) → Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport)
3,666 mi
5,899 km · 3,185 nm
7h 39m
estimated nonstop flight time
-5h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
3,666 miles nonstop takes roughly 7h 39m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 5-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- GBA — Cotswold Airport · Pailton, United Kingdom
- DET — Coleman A. Young Municipal 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 GBA
- FFD · RAF Fairford11 mi away
- LYE · RAF Lyneham12 mi away
- GLO · Gloucestershire Airport16 mi away
- BZZ · RAF Brize Norton21 mi away
Near DET
- DTW · Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport22 mi away
- YQG · Windsor Airport10 mi away
- MTC · Selfridge Air National Guard Base Airport17 mi away
- PTK · Oakland County International Airport27 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is GBA from DET?
The flight distance from Pailton (GBA) to Detroit (DET) is 3,666 miles (5,899 km, 3,185 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GBA to DET?
A nonstop flight takes about 7h 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 Pailton and Detroit?
Detroit is 5 hours behind Pailton.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GBA to DET?
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