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AKY to DET: distance & flight time
Sittwe (Sittwe Airport) → Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport)
8,108 mi
13,048 km · 7,045 nm
16h 22m
estimated nonstop flight time
-10.5h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
8,108 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 22m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 10.5-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- AKY — Sittwe Airport · Sittwe, Burma
- 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 AKY
- KYP · Kyaukpyu Airport65 mi away
- VBA · Ann Airport79 mi away
- CXB · Cox's Bazar Airport108 mi away
- MWQ · Magway Airport134 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 AKY from DET?
The flight distance from Sittwe (AKY) to Detroit (DET) is 8,108 miles (13,048 km, 7,045 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from AKY to DET?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 22m 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 Sittwe and Detroit?
Detroit is 10.5 hours behind Sittwe.
What is the cheapest way to fly from AKY to DET?
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