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VIT to DET: distance & flight time
Vitoria (Vitoria/Foronda Airport) → Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport)
3,912 mi
6,296 km · 3,399 nm
8h 8m
estimated nonstop flight time
-6h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
3,912 miles nonstop takes roughly 8h 8m 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
- VIT — Vitoria/Foronda Airport · Vitoria, Spain
- 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 VIT
- BIO · Bilbao Airport30 mi away
- RJL · Logroño-Agoncillo Airport36 mi away
- PNA · Pamplona Airport55 mi away
- EAS · San Sebastian Airport57 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 VIT from DET?
The flight distance from Vitoria (VIT) to Detroit (DET) is 3,912 miles (6,296 km, 3,399 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from VIT to DET?
A nonstop flight takes about 8h 8m 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 Vitoria and Detroit?
Detroit is 6 hours behind Vitoria.
What is the cheapest way to fly from VIT to DET?
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