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MIK to DTW: distance & flight time
Mikkeli (Mikkeli Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
4,290 mi
6,904 km · 3,728 nm
8h 53m
estimated nonstop flight time
-7h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
4,290 miles nonstop takes roughly 8h 53m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 7-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- MIK — Mikkeli Airport · Mikkeli, Finland
- 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 MIK
- VRK · Varkaus Airport40 mi away
- LPP · Lappeenranta Airport54 mi away
- UTI · Utti Air Base55 mi away
- SVL · Savonlinna Airport60 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 MIK from DTW?
The flight distance from Mikkeli (MIK) to Detroit (DTW) is 4,290 miles (6,904 km, 3,728 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MIK to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 8h 53m 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 Mikkeli and Detroit?
Detroit is 7 hours behind Mikkeli.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MIK to DTW?
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