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VPN to DTW: distance & flight time
Vopnafjörður (Vopnafjörður Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
3,013 mi
4,849 km · 2,618 nm
6h 22m
estimated nonstop flight time
-4h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
3,013 miles nonstop takes roughly 6h 22m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 4-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- VPN — Vopnafjörður Airport · Vopnafjörður, Iceland
- 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 VPN
- EGS · Egilsstaðir Airport33 mi away
- THO · Thorshofn Airport37 mi away
- NOR · Norðfjörður Airport52 mi away
- MVA · Reykjahlíð Airport59 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 VPN from DTW?
The flight distance from Vopnafjörður (VPN) to Detroit (DTW) is 3,013 miles (4,849 km, 2,618 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from VPN to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 6h 22m 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 Vopnafjörður and Detroit?
Detroit is 4 hours behind Vopnafjörður.
What is the cheapest way to fly from VPN to DTW?
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