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SOJ to DTW: distance & flight time
Sorkjosen (Sørkjosen Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
3,831 mi
6,165 km · 3,329 nm
7h 59m
estimated nonstop flight time
-6h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
3,831 miles nonstop takes roughly 7h 59m 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
- SOJ — Sørkjosen Airport · Sorkjosen, 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 SOJ
- TOS · Tromsø Airport,49 mi away
- HAA · Hasvik Airport56 mi away
- ALF · Alta Airport59 mi away
- QKX · Kautokeino Air Base72 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 SOJ from DTW?
The flight distance from Sorkjosen (SOJ) to Detroit (DTW) is 3,831 miles (6,165 km, 3,329 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SOJ to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 7h 59m 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 Sorkjosen and Detroit?
Detroit is 6 hours behind Sorkjosen.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SOJ to DTW?
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