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MBE to DTW: distance & flight time
Monbetsu (Monbetsu Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
5,797 mi
9,330 km · 5,038 nm
11h 50m
estimated nonstop flight time
-13h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
5,797 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 50m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 13-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- MBE — Monbetsu Airport · Monbetsu, Japan
- 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 MBE
- MMB · Memanbetsu Airport48 mi away
- AKJ · Asahikawa Airport65 mi away
- SHB · Nakashibetsu Airport92 mi away
- KUH · Kushiro Airport96 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 MBE from DTW?
The flight distance from Monbetsu (MBE) to Detroit (DTW) is 5,797 miles (9,330 km, 5,038 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MBE to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 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 Monbetsu and Detroit?
Detroit is 13 hours behind Monbetsu.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MBE to DTW?
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