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Amsterdam (AMS) – Detroit (DTW)

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Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.
Distance
6,341 km
3,940 mi · 3,424 nm
Flight time
8 h 32 min / 7 h 40 min
Average gate to gate: AMS → DTW / back
Time difference
6 h
CO2 per passenger
740 kg
One way, economy, incl. RF (438 kg CO2 only)
Passengers / year
484,120
Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 · −9.3%
Flights / week
38
Both directions, average
Seats filled
87%
558,540 seats a year
Airlines nonstop
1
DL

Traffic: U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (all carriers, scheduled service), Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. Distance: WGS-84 ellipsoid. CO2: UK DESNZ 2026 factors. Sources

Great circle from AMS to DTWAMSDTW
Shortest path over the earth's surface (great circle). Real flights bend around weather, winds and airspace.

The way there

Heading from AMS
298°
Heading from DTW
47°
Halfway point
56.33, -44.56
Great-circle km
6,324 km (sphere, for EU261)
In the air AMS → DTW
8 h 1 min
In the air DTW → AMS
7 h 7 min
Clocks
Detroit is 6 h behind Amsterdam

The estimate for a route without real times is 8 h 15 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.

Passengers per month, both directions (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026)Busiest: August 2025: 48,156 passengers
020K40K60KAug48.2KSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJul
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Month Passengers
Aug 202548,156
Sep 202542,783
Oct 202544,142
Nov 202534,598
Dec 202537,123
Jan 202631,138
Feb 202629,054
Mar 202637,152
Apr 202642,371
May 202644,339
Jun 202645,218
Jul 202648,046
Flights per month, both directions (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026)Busiest: July 2026: 184 flights
0100200AugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJul184
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Month Flights
Aug 2025183
Sep 2025173
Oct 2025172
Nov 2025145
Dec 2025148
Jan 2026140
Feb 2026136
Mar 2026153
Apr 2026177
May 2026182
Jun 2026177
Jul 2026184

Airlines flying AMS–DTW nonstop

Airline Flights / week Share of passengers
DLDelta Air Lines38
100%

Both directions, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. Airlines with at least one flight a month. U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (all carriers, scheduled service). Sources

Aircraft on this route

  • Airbus Industrie A330-300/333 · 982 flights
  • Airbus Industrie A330-900 · 659 flights
  • Airbus Industrie A350-900 · 326 flights
  • Airbus Industrie A330-200 · 2 flights
  • Boeing 767-300/300ER · 1 flight

Also carried: 12,993 tonnes of freight and 661 tonnes of mail a year (passenger and cargo flights).

Eurostat also has this route: 537,242 passengers in 2024, 2,167 flights (reported by the airport in Netherlands).

Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)

Measured by great-circle distance: 6,324 km.

AMS Amsterdam → DTW Detroit

EU261€600 for arriving 3 hours or more late (€300 if 3–4 hours).

Covers any airline.

DTW Detroit → AMS Amsterdam

EU261€600 for arriving 3 hours or more late (€300 if 3–4 hours).

Covers EU, EEA or Swiss airlines only.

Also owed for a cancellation with less than 14 days' notice or denied boarding. Not owed for extraordinary circumstances. On a connection, the distance to the final destination counts. From 23 October 2027 the EU's Regulation 2026/2202 applies; it keeps these amounts (what changes in 2027). Information, not legal advice.

More routes from AMS

Route Distance Passengers / year
AMS → BCN1,241 km 1,559,616
AMS → LHR371 km 1,460,366
AMS → DUB752 km 1,297,434
AMS → MAD1,459 km 1,228,527
AMS → CPH635 km 1,159,300
AMS → CDG399 km 1,125,321
AMS → MAN488 km 1,083,040
AMS → LIS1,847 km 1,044,889
AMS → DXB5,175 km 991,087
AMS → AGP1,883 km 912,397

More routes from DTW

Route Distance Passengers / year
DTW → ATL957 km 1,582,272
DTW → MCO1,540 km 1,270,008
DTW → LGA807 km 946,617
DTW → DFW1,587 km 908,215
DTW → LAS2,814 km 893,094
DTW → DEN1,807 km 886,499
DTW → FLL1,814 km 861,720
DTW → ORD377 km 806,774
DTW → LAX3,185 km 793,602
DTW → PHX2,688 km 781,993

Questions

Amsterdam (AMS) and Detroit (DTW) are 6,341 km (3,940 miles, 3,424 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.