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MST to DET: distance & flight time
Maastricht (Maastricht Aachen Airport) → Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport)
3,991 mi
6,423 km · 3,468 nm
8h 18m
estimated nonstop flight time
-6h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
3,991 miles nonstop takes roughly 8h 18m 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
- MST — Maastricht Aachen Airport · Maastricht, Netherlands
- 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 MST
- GKE · Geilenkirchen Air Base12 mi away
- AAH · Aachen-Merzbrück Airport19 mi away
- LGG · Liège Airport24 mi away
- MGL · Mönchengladbach Airport39 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 MST from DET?
The flight distance from Maastricht (MST) to Detroit (DET) is 3,991 miles (6,423 km, 3,468 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MST to DET?
A nonstop flight takes about 8h 18m 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 Maastricht and Detroit?
Detroit is 6 hours behind Maastricht.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MST to DET?
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