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GBA to DTW: distance & flight time
Pailton (Cotswold Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
3,688 mi
5,935 km · 3,205 nm
7h 42m
estimated nonstop flight time
-5h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
3,688 miles nonstop takes roughly 7h 42m 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
- 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 GBA
- FFD · RAF Fairford11 mi away
- LYE · RAF Lyneham12 mi away
- GLO · Gloucestershire Airport16 mi away
- BZZ · RAF Brize Norton21 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 GBA from DTW?
The flight distance from Pailton (GBA) to Detroit (DTW) is 3,688 miles (5,935 km, 3,205 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GBA to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 7h 42m 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 DTW?
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