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WAW to DTW: distance & flight time
Warsaw (Warsaw Chopin Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
4,510 mi
7,258 km · 3,919 nm
9h 19m
estimated nonstop flight time
-6h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
4,510 miles nonstop takes roughly 9h 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
- WAW — Warsaw Chopin Airport · Warsaw, Poland
- 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 WAW
- WMI · Modlin Airport24 mi away
- RDO · Radom Airport55 mi away
- LCJ · Łódź Władysław Reymont Airport74 mi away
- SZY · Olsztyn-Mazury Airport91 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 WAW from DTW?
The flight distance from Warsaw (WAW) to Detroit (DTW) is 4,510 miles (7,258 km, 3,919 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from WAW to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 9h 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 Warsaw and Detroit?
Detroit is 6 hours behind Warsaw.
What is the cheapest way to fly from WAW to DTW?
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