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SLM to DET: distance & flight time
Salamanca (Salamanca Airport) → Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport)
3,853 mi
6,200 km · 3,348 nm
8h 1m
estimated nonstop flight time
-6h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
3,853 miles nonstop takes roughly 8h 1m 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
- SLM — Salamanca Airport · Salamanca, Spain
- 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 SLM
- VLL · Valladolid Airport62 mi away
- MAD · Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport107 mi away
- BGC · Bragança Airport88 mi away
- ECV · Cuatro Vientos Airport99 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 SLM from DET?
The flight distance from Salamanca (SLM) to Detroit (DET) is 3,853 miles (6,200 km, 3,348 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SLM to DET?
A nonstop flight takes about 8h 1m 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 Salamanca and Detroit?
Detroit is 6 hours behind Salamanca.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SLM to DET?
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