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DCY to DTW: distance & flight time
Daocheng (Daocheng Yading Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
7,489 mi
12,053 km · 6,508 nm
15h 9m
estimated nonstop flight time
-12h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
7,489 miles nonstop takes roughly 15h 9m 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
- DCY — Daocheng Yading Airport · Daocheng, 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 DCY
- DIG · Diqing Airport108 mi away
- KGT · Kangding Airport116 mi away
- NLH · Ninglang Luguhu Airport130 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 DCY from DTW?
The flight distance from Daocheng (DCY) to Detroit (DTW) is 7,489 miles (12,053 km, 6,508 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DCY to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 15h 9m 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 Daocheng and Detroit?
Detroit is 12 hours behind Daocheng.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DCY to DTW?
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