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SOT to DTW: distance & flight time
Sodankyla (Sodankyla Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
4,040 mi
6,501 km · 3,510 nm
8h 23m
estimated nonstop flight time
-7h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
4,040 miles nonstop takes roughly 8h 23m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 7-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- SOT — Sodankyla Airport · Sodankyla, Finland
- 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 SOT
- KTT · Kittilä Airport51 mi away
- RVN · Rovaniemi Airport61 mi away
- IVL · Ivalo Airport86 mi away
- PJA · Pajala Airport95 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 SOT from DTW?
The flight distance from Sodankyla (SOT) to Detroit (DTW) is 4,040 miles (6,501 km, 3,510 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SOT to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 8h 23m 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 Sodankyla and Detroit?
Detroit is 7 hours behind Sodankyla.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SOT to DTW?
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