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SXB to DET: distance & flight time
Strasbourg (Strasbourg Airport) → Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport)
4,146 mi
6,672 km · 3,603 nm
8h 36m
estimated nonstop flight time
-6h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
4,146 miles nonstop takes roughly 8h 36m 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
- SXB — Strasbourg Airport · Strasbourg, France
- 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 SXB
- LHA · Lahr Airport15 mi away
- FKB · Karlsruhe Baden-Baden Airport27 mi away
- CMR · Colmar-Houssen Airport32 mi away
- ZQW · Zweibrücken Airport48 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 SXB from DET?
The flight distance from Strasbourg (SXB) to Detroit (DET) is 4,146 miles (6,672 km, 3,603 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SXB to DET?
A nonstop flight takes about 8h 36m 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 Strasbourg and Detroit?
Detroit is 6 hours behind Strasbourg.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SXB to DET?
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