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QKX to DTW: distance & flight time
Kautokeino (Kautokeino Air Base) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
3,900 mi
6,277 km · 3,389 nm
8h 7m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
3,900 miles nonstop takes roughly 8h 7m 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
- 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 QKX
- ENF · Enontekio Airport48 mi away
- ALF · Alta Airport65 mi away
- SOJ · Sørkjosen Airport72 mi away
- LKL · Banak Airport85 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 QKX from DTW?
The flight distance from Kautokeino (QKX) to Detroit (DTW) is 3,900 miles (6,277 km, 3,389 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from QKX to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 8h 7m 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 DTW?
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