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UTC to DTW: distance & flight time
Soesterberg (Soesterberg Air Base) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
3,954 mi
6,364 km · 3,436 nm
8h 13m
estimated nonstop flight time
-6h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
3,954 miles nonstop takes roughly 8h 13m 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
- UTC — Soesterberg Air Base · Soesterberg, Netherlands
- 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 UTC
- AMS · Amsterdam Airport Schiphol25 mi away
- LEY · Lelystad Airport25 mi away
- LID · Valkenburg Naval Air Base36 mi away
- RTM · Rotterdam The Hague Airport38 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 UTC from DTW?
The flight distance from Soesterberg (UTC) to Detroit (DTW) is 3,954 miles (6,364 km, 3,436 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from UTC to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 8h 13m 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 Soesterberg and Detroit?
Detroit is 6 hours behind Soesterberg.
What is the cheapest way to fly from UTC to DTW?
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