# Distance from Bourg (AHZ) to Detroit (DTW)

> 6,810 km · estimated flight time 9h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,810 km / 4,232 mi / 3,677 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 9h
- **Heading**: 302° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 54° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (France) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → North America
- **Time difference**: -6h (When it's 09:18 in Bourg, it's 03:18 in Detroit)
- **Elevation difference**: 5,457 ft (DTW is lower than AHZ)

## Airports

### [L'alpe D'huez Airport (AHZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ahz-bourg-lalpe-dhuez-airport/1ef266df-4952-694a-923e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Bourg, France
- ICAO: LFHU
- Timezone: Europe/Paris
- Coordinates: 45.090000, 6.080000
- Elevation: 6,102 ft

### [Detroit Metro Wayne County Airport (DTW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dtw-detroit-detroit-metro-wayne-county-airport/1ef266df-17dd-690a-88d4-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Detroit, United States
- ICAO: KDTW
- Timezone: America/New_York
- Coordinates: 42.210000, -83.350000
- Elevation: 645 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 09:18 in Bourg, it's 03:18 in Detroit.
With a 6-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [L'alpe D'huez Airport (AHZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ahz-bourg-lalpe-dhuez-airport/1ef266df-4952-694a-923e-06bb2780ed98)
- [Detroit Metro Wayne County Airport (DTW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dtw-detroit-detroit-metro-wayne-county-airport/1ef266df-17dd-690a-88d4-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)