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TLV to DTW: distance & flight time
Tel-aviv (Ben Gurion International Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
5,985 mi
9,632 km · 5,201 nm
12h 12m
estimated nonstop flight time
-7h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,985 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 12m 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
- TLV — Ben Gurion International Airport · Tel-aviv, Israel
- 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 TLV
- SDV · Sde Dov Airport9 mi away
- BEV · Beersheba (Teyman) Airport51 mi away
- HFA · Haifa International Airport56 mi away
- MTZ · Bar Yehuda Airfield56 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 TLV from DTW?
The flight distance from Tel-aviv (TLV) to Detroit (DTW) is 5,985 miles (9,632 km, 5,201 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from TLV to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 12m 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 Tel-aviv and Detroit?
Detroit is 7 hours behind Tel-aviv.
What is the cheapest way to fly from TLV to DTW?
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