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GLZ to DTW: distance & flight time
Gilze-rijen (Gilze Rijen Air Base) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
3,960 mi
6,373 km · 3,441 nm
8h 14m
estimated nonstop flight time
-6h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
3,960 miles nonstop takes roughly 8h 14m 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
- GLZ — Gilze Rijen Air Base · Gilze-rijen, Netherlands
- 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 GLZ
- AMS · Amsterdam Airport Schiphol52 mi away
- EIN · Eindhoven Airport21 mi away
- OBL · Zoersel (Oostmalle) Airfield22 mi away
- WOE · Woensdrecht Air Base27 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 GLZ from DTW?
The flight distance from Gilze-rijen (GLZ) to Detroit (DTW) is 3,960 miles (6,373 km, 3,441 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GLZ to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 8h 14m 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 Gilze-rijen and Detroit?
Detroit is 6 hours behind Gilze-rijen.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GLZ to DTW?
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