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UME to DET: distance & flight time
Umea (Umeå Airport) → Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport)
4,007 mi
6,448 km · 3,482 nm
8h 19m
estimated nonstop flight time
-6h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
4,007 miles nonstop takes roughly 8h 19m 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
- UME — Umeå Airport · Umea, Sweden
- 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 UME
- OER · Örnsköldsvik Airport48 mi away
- SFT · Skellefteå Airport62 mi away
- VAA · Vaasa Airport69 mi away
- LYC · Lycksele Airport70 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 UME from DET?
The flight distance from Umea (UME) to Detroit (DET) is 4,007 miles (6,448 km, 3,482 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from UME to DET?
A nonstop flight takes about 8h 19m 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 Umea and Detroit?
Detroit is 6 hours behind Umea.
What is the cheapest way to fly from UME to DET?
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