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TLL to DTW: distance & flight time
Tallinn-ulemiste International (Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
4,323 mi
6,957 km · 3,756 nm
8h 57m
estimated nonstop flight time
-7h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
4,323 miles nonstop takes roughly 8h 57m 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
- TLL — Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport · Tallinn-ulemiste International, Estonia
- 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 TLL
- HEM · Helsinki Malmi Airport59 mi away
- HEL · Helsinki Vantaa Airport63 mi away
- EPU · Pärnu Airport70 mi away
- KDL · Kärdla Airport77 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 TLL from DTW?
The flight distance from Tallinn-ulemiste International (TLL) to Detroit (DTW) is 4,323 miles (6,957 km, 3,756 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from TLL to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 8h 57m 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 Tallinn-ulemiste International and Detroit?
Detroit is 7 hours behind Tallinn-ulemiste International.
What is the cheapest way to fly from TLL to DTW?
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