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CGQ to DTW: distance & flight time
Changchun (Longjia Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
6,215 mi
10,002 km · 5,401 nm
12h 39m
estimated nonstop flight time
-12h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
6,215 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 39m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 12-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- CGQ — Longjia Airport · Changchun, China
- DTW — Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County 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 CGQ
- YSQ · Songyuan Chaganhu Airport86 mi away
- HRB · Taiping Airport116 mi away
- TNH · Tonghua Sanyuanpu Airport120 mi away
Near DTW
- YIP · Willow Run Airport9 mi away
- ARB · Ann Arbor Municipal Airport20 mi away
- YQG · Windsor Airport21 mi away
- DET · Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport22 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CGQ from DTW?
The flight distance from Changchun (CGQ) to Detroit (DTW) is 6,215 miles (10,002 km, 5,401 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CGQ to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 39m 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 Changchun and Detroit?
Detroit is 12 hours behind Changchun.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CGQ to DTW?
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