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DET to ENY: distance & flight time
Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport) → Yan'an (Yan'an Ershilipu Airport)
6,918 mi
11,134 km · 6,012 nm
14h 2m
estimated nonstop flight time
+12h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
6,918 miles nonstop takes roughly 14h 2m 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
- ENY — Yan'an Ershilipu Airport · Yan'an, 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 ENY
- LLV · Lüliang Airport113 mi away
- UYN · Yulin Yuyang Airport119 mi away
- LFQ · Linfen Qiaoli Airport121 mi away
- IQN · Qingyang Airport123 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DET from ENY?
The flight distance from Detroit (DET) to Yan'an (ENY) is 6,918 miles (11,134 km, 6,012 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DET to ENY?
A nonstop flight takes about 14h 2m 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 Yan'an?
Yan'an is 12 hours ahead of Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DET to ENY?
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