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MZW to DET: distance & flight time
Mecheria (Mecheria Airport) → Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport)
4,370 mi
7,033 km · 3,798 nm
9h 2m
estimated nonstop flight time
-5h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
4,370 miles nonstop takes roughly 9h 2m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 5-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- MZW — Mecheria Airport · Mecheria, Algeria
- 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 MZW
- EBH · El Bayadh Airport78 mi away
- BFW · Sidi Bel Abbes Airport115 mi away
- MUW · Ghriss Airport118 mi away
- TLM · Zenata – Messali El Hadj Airport123 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 MZW from DET?
The flight distance from Mecheria (MZW) to Detroit (DET) is 4,370 miles (7,033 km, 3,798 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MZW to DET?
A nonstop flight takes about 9h 2m 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 Mecheria and Detroit?
Detroit is 5 hours behind Mecheria.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MZW to DET?
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