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CNN to DTW: distance & flight time
Kannur (Kannur International Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
8,464 mi
13,622 km · 7,355 nm
17h 4m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
8,464 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 4m 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
- CNN — Kannur International Airport · Kannur, India
- 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 CNN
- CCJ · Calicut International Airport61 mi away
- MYQ · Mysore Airport78 mi away
- IXE · Mangalore International Airport85 mi away
- CJB · Coimbatore International Airport118 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 CNN from DTW?
The flight distance from Kannur (CNN) to Detroit (DTW) is 8,464 miles (13,622 km, 7,355 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CNN to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 4m 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 CNN to DTW?
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