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CDE to DET: distance & flight time
Chengde (Chengde Puning Airport) → Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport)
6,517 mi
10,489 km · 5,663 nm
13h 15m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
6,517 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 15m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- CDE — Chengde Puning Airport · Chengde, China
- 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 CDE
- CIF · Chifeng Airport88 mi away
- PEK · Beijing Capital International Airport106 mi away
- BPE · Qinhuangdao Beidaihe Airport113 mi away
- SHP · Shanhaiguan Airport118 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 CDE from DET?
The flight distance from Chengde (CDE) to Detroit (DET) is 6,517 miles (10,489 km, 5,663 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CDE to DET?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 15m 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 cheapest way to fly from CDE to DET?
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