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YIP to NUE: distance & flight time
Detroit (Willow Run Airport) → Nuernberg (Nuremberg Airport)
4,270 mi
6,872 km · 3,711 nm
8h 50m
estimated nonstop flight time
+6h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
4,270 miles nonstop takes roughly 8h 50m 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
- NUE — Nuremberg Airport · Nuernberg, 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 NUE
- URD · Burg Feuerstein Airport21 mi away
- BYU · Bayreuth Airport42 mi away
- KZG · Flugplatz Kitzingen43 mi away
- GHF · [Duplicate] Giebelstadt Army Air Field51 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YIP from NUE?
The flight distance from Detroit (YIP) to Nuernberg (NUE) is 4,270 miles (6,872 km, 3,711 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YIP to NUE?
A nonstop flight takes about 8h 50m 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 Nuernberg?
Nuernberg is 6 hours ahead of Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YIP to NUE?
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