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KVB to DET: distance & flight time
Skovde (Skövde Airport) → Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport)
4,017 mi
6,465 km · 3,491 nm
8h 21m
estimated nonstop flight time
-6h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
4,017 miles nonstop takes roughly 8h 21m 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
- KVB — Skövde Airport · Skovde, Sweden
- DET — Coleman A. Young Municipal 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 KVB
- LDK · Lidköping-Hovby Airport29 mi away
- JKG · Jönköping Airport48 mi away
- THN · Trollhättan-Vänersborg Airport60 mi away
- LPI · Linköping City Airport62 mi away
Near DET
- DTW · Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport22 mi away
- YQG · Windsor Airport10 mi away
- MTC · Selfridge Air National Guard Base Airport17 mi away
- PTK · Oakland County International Airport27 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is KVB from DET?
The flight distance from Skovde (KVB) to Detroit (DET) is 4,017 miles (6,465 km, 3,491 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from KVB to DET?
A nonstop flight takes about 8h 21m 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 Skovde and Detroit?
Detroit is 6 hours behind Skovde.
What is the cheapest way to fly from KVB to DET?
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