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NOR to DTW: distance & flight time
Nordfjordur (Norðfjörður Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
3,047 mi
4,904 km · 2,648 nm
6h 26m
estimated nonstop flight time
-4h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
3,047 miles nonstop takes roughly 6h 26m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 4-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- NOR — Norðfjörður Airport · Nordfjordur, Iceland
- 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 NOR
- EGS · Egilsstaðir Airport22 mi away
- VPN · Vopnafjörður Airport52 mi away
- HFN · Hornafjörður Airport72 mi away
- THO · Thorshofn Airport88 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 NOR from DTW?
The flight distance from Nordfjordur (NOR) to Detroit (DTW) is 3,047 miles (4,904 km, 2,648 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from NOR to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 6h 26m 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 Nordfjordur and Detroit?
Detroit is 4 hours behind Nordfjordur.
What is the cheapest way to fly from NOR to DTW?
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