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HAJ to DTW: distance & flight time
Hannover (Hannover Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
4,105 mi
6,606 km · 3,567 nm
8h 31m
estimated nonstop flight time
-6h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
4,105 miles nonstop takes roughly 8h 31m 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
- HAJ — Hannover Airport · Hannover, 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 HAJ
- ZCN · Celle Airport17 mi away
- BWE · Braunschweig-Wolfsburg Airport38 mi away
- BRE · Bremen Airport55 mi away
- BFE · Bielefeld Airport59 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 HAJ from DTW?
The flight distance from Hannover (HAJ) to Detroit (DTW) is 4,105 miles (6,606 km, 3,567 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from HAJ to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 8h 31m 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 Hannover and Detroit?
Detroit is 6 hours behind Hannover.
What is the cheapest way to fly from HAJ to DTW?
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