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SKP to DTW: distance & flight time
Skopje (Skopje Alexander the Great Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
4,983 mi
8,020 km · 4,330 nm
10h 14m
estimated nonstop flight time
-6h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
4,983 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 14m 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
- SKP — Skopje Alexander the Great Airport · Skopje, Macedonia
- 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 SKP
- PRN · Priština International Airport52 mi away
- OHD · Ohrid St. Paul the Apostle Airport71 mi away
- INI · Nis Airport96 mi away
- TIA · Tirana International Airport Mother Teresa105 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 SKP from DTW?
The flight distance from Skopje (SKP) to Detroit (DTW) is 4,983 miles (8,020 km, 4,330 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SKP to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 14m 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 Skopje and Detroit?
Detroit is 6 hours behind Skopje.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SKP to DTW?
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