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KLU to DTW: distance & flight time
Klagenfurt (Klagenfurt Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
4,500 mi
7,243 km · 3,911 nm
9h 17m
estimated nonstop flight time
-6h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
4,500 miles nonstop takes roughly 9h 17m 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
- KLU — Klagenfurt Airport · Klagenfurt, Austria
- 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 KLU
- LJU · Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport29 mi away
- GRZ · Graz Airport57 mi away
- MBX · Maribor Airport65 mi away
- TRS · Trieste–Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport70 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 KLU from DTW?
The flight distance from Klagenfurt (KLU) to Detroit (DTW) is 4,500 miles (7,243 km, 3,911 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from KLU to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 9h 17m 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 Klagenfurt and Detroit?
Detroit is 6 hours behind Klagenfurt.
What is the cheapest way to fly from KLU to DTW?
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