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DET to CAN: distance & flight time
Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport) → Guangzhou (Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport)
7,773 mi
12,509 km · 6,754 nm
15h 42m
estimated nonstop flight time
+12h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
7,773 miles nonstop takes roughly 15h 42m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 12-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- DET — Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport · Detroit, United States
- CAN — Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport · Guangzhou, China
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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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
Near CAN
- FUO · Foshan Shadi Airport26 mi away
- HKG · Hong Kong International Airport85 mi away
- SZX · Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport61 mi away
- HUZ · Huizhou Airport86 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DET from CAN?
The flight distance from Detroit (DET) to Guangzhou (CAN) is 7,773 miles (12,509 km, 6,754 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DET to CAN?
A nonstop flight takes about 15h 42m 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 Detroit and Guangzhou?
Guangzhou is 12 hours ahead of Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DET to CAN?
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