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MUC to DTW: distance & flight time
Munich (Munich Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
4,335 mi
6,977 km · 3,767 nm
8h 58m
estimated nonstop flight time
-6h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
4,335 miles nonstop takes roughly 8h 58m 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
- MUC — Munich Airport · Munich, Germany
- 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 MUC
- FEL · Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base26 mi away
- IGS · Ingolstadt Manching Airport28 mi away
- OBF · Oberpfaffenhofen Airport30 mi away
- AGB · Augsburg Airport40 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 MUC from DTW?
The flight distance from Munich (MUC) to Detroit (DTW) is 4,335 miles (6,977 km, 3,767 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MUC to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 8h 58m 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 Munich and Detroit?
Detroit is 6 hours behind Munich.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MUC to DTW?
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