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SKE to DTW: distance & flight time
Skien (Skien Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
3,876 mi
6,238 km · 3,368 nm
8h 4m
estimated nonstop flight time
-6h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
3,876 miles nonstop takes roughly 8h 4m 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
- SKE — Skien Airport · Skien, 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 SKE
- TRF · Sandefjord Airport, Torp24 mi away
- NTB · Notodden Airport29 mi away
- RYG · Moss Airport, Rygge45 mi away
- FBU · Oslo, Fornebu Airport61 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 SKE from DTW?
The flight distance from Skien (SKE) to Detroit (DTW) is 3,876 miles (6,238 km, 3,368 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SKE to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 8h 4m 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 Skien and Detroit?
Detroit is 6 hours behind Skien.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SKE to DTW?
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