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HOQ to DTW: distance & flight time
Hof (Hof-Plauen Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
4,264 mi
6,862 km · 3,705 nm
8h 50m
estimated nonstop flight time
-6h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
4,264 miles nonstop takes roughly 8h 50m 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
- HOQ — Hof-Plauen Airport · Hof, 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 HOQ
- BYU · Bayreuth Airport23 mi away
- URD · Burg Feuerstein Airport47 mi away
- KLV · Karlovy Vary International Airport47 mi away
- AOC · Altenburg-Nobitz Airport56 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 HOQ from DTW?
The flight distance from Hof (HOQ) to Detroit (DTW) is 4,264 miles (6,862 km, 3,705 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from HOQ to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 8h 50m 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 Hof and Detroit?
Detroit is 6 hours behind Hof.
What is the cheapest way to fly from HOQ to DTW?
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