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GOA to DTW: distance & flight time
Genoa (Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
4,371 mi
7,034 km · 3,798 nm
9h 2m
estimated nonstop flight time
-6h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
4,371 miles nonstop takes roughly 9h 2m 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
- GOA — Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport · Genoa, Italy
- 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 GOA
- ALL · Villanova D'Albenga International Airport43 mi away
- CUF · Cuneo International Airport61 mi away
- QLP · Sarzana-Luni Air Base61 mi away
- LIN · Milano Linate Airport74 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 GOA from DTW?
The flight distance from Genoa (GOA) to Detroit (DTW) is 4,371 miles (7,034 km, 3,798 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GOA to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 9h 2m 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 Genoa and Detroit?
Detroit is 6 hours behind Genoa.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GOA to DTW?
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