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QKX to DET: distance & flight time
Kautokeino (Kautokeino Air Base) → Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport)
3,881 mi
6,245 km · 3,372 nm
8h 5m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
3,881 miles nonstop takes roughly 8h 5m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- QKX — Kautokeino Air Base · Kautokeino, Norway
- 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 QKX
- ENF · Enontekio Airport48 mi away
- ALF · Alta Airport65 mi away
- SOJ · Sørkjosen Airport72 mi away
- LKL · Banak Airport85 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 QKX from DET?
The flight distance from Kautokeino (QKX) to Detroit (DET) is 3,881 miles (6,245 km, 3,372 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from QKX to DET?
A nonstop flight takes about 8h 5m 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 cheapest way to fly from QKX to DET?
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