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YIP to HAM: distance & flight time
Detroit (Willow Run Airport) → Hamburg (Hamburg Airport)
4,080 mi
6,566 km · 3,545 nm
8h 28m
estimated nonstop flight time
+6h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
4,080 miles nonstop takes roughly 8h 28m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 6-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YIP — Willow Run Airport · Detroit, United States
- HAM — Hamburg Airport · Hamburg, Germany
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near YIP
- DTW · Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport9 mi away
- ARB · Ann Arbor Municipal Airport11 mi away
- DET · Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport29 mi away
- YQG · Windsor Airport30 mi away
Near HAM
- XFW · Hamburg-Finkenwerder Airport9 mi away
- EUM · Neumünster Airport31 mi away
- LBC · Lübeck Blankensee Airport32 mi away
- KEL · Kiel-Holtenau Airport52 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YIP from HAM?
The flight distance from Detroit (YIP) to Hamburg (HAM) is 4,080 miles (6,566 km, 3,545 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YIP to HAM?
A nonstop flight takes about 8h 28m 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 Detroit and Hamburg?
Hamburg is 6 hours ahead of Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YIP to HAM?
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