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CJL to DTW: distance & flight time
Chitral (Chitral Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
6,817 mi
10,971 km · 5,924 nm
13h 50m
estimated nonstop flight time
-9h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
6,817 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 50m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 9-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- CJL — Chitral Airport · Chitral, Pakistan
- 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 CJL
- SDT · Saidu Sharif Airport80 mi away
- FBD · Fayzabad Airport111 mi away
- JAA · Jalalabad Airport126 mi away
- PEW · Peshawar International Airport132 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 CJL from DTW?
The flight distance from Chitral (CJL) to Detroit (DTW) is 6,817 miles (10,971 km, 5,924 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CJL to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 50m 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 Chitral and Detroit?
Detroit is 9 hours behind Chitral.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CJL to DTW?
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