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SFA to DET: distance & flight time
Sfax (Sfax Thyna International Airport) → Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport)
4,824 mi
7,764 km · 4,192 nm
9h 56m
estimated nonstop flight time
-5h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
4,824 miles nonstop takes roughly 9h 56m 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
- SFA — Sfax Thyna International Airport · Sfax, Tunisia
- 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 SFA
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 SFA from DET?
The flight distance from Sfax (SFA) to Detroit (DET) is 4,824 miles (7,764 km, 4,192 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SFA to DET?
A nonstop flight takes about 9h 56m 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 Sfax and Detroit?
Detroit is 5 hours behind Sfax.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SFA to DET?
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