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XIJ to DET: distance & flight time
Ahmed Al Jaber AB (Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base) → Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport)
6,599 mi
10,620 km · 5,734 nm
13h 24m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
6,599 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 24m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- XIJ — Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base · Ahmed Al Jaber AB, Kuwait
- 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 XIJ
- KWI · Kuwait International Airport23 mi away
- ABD · Abadan Airport103 mi away
- AQI · Al Qaisumah/Hafr Al Batin Airport109 mi away
- BSR · Basrah International Airport112 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 XIJ from DET?
The flight distance from Ahmed Al Jaber AB (XIJ) to Detroit (DET) is 6,599 miles (10,620 km, 5,734 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from XIJ to DET?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 24m 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 cheapest way to fly from XIJ to DET?
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