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NUE to DTW: distance & flight time
Nuernberg (Nuremberg Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
4,265 mi
6,863 km · 3,706 nm
8h 50m
estimated nonstop flight time
-6h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
4,265 miles nonstop takes roughly 8h 50m 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
- NUE — Nuremberg Airport · Nuernberg, 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 NUE
- URD · Burg Feuerstein Airport21 mi away
- BYU · Bayreuth Airport42 mi away
- KZG · Flugplatz Kitzingen43 mi away
- GHF · [Duplicate] Giebelstadt Army Air Field51 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 NUE from DTW?
The flight distance from Nuernberg (NUE) to Detroit (DTW) is 4,265 miles (6,863 km, 3,706 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from NUE to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 8h 50m 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 Nuernberg and Detroit?
Detroit is 6 hours behind Nuernberg.
What is the cheapest way to fly from NUE to DTW?
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