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DET to FUK: distance & flight time
Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport) → Fukuoka (Fukuoka Airport)
6,775 mi
10,903 km · 5,887 nm
13h 45m
estimated nonstop flight time
+13h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
6,775 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 45m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 13-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- DET — Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport · Detroit, United States
- FUK — Fukuoka Airport · Fukuoka, Japan
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 FUK
- HSG · Saga Airport31 mi away
- KKJ · Kitakyūshū Airport38 mi away
- IKI · Iki Airport40 mi away
- UBJ · Yamaguchi Ube Airport53 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DET from FUK?
The flight distance from Detroit (DET) to Fukuoka (FUK) is 6,775 miles (10,903 km, 5,887 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DET to FUK?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 45m 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 Fukuoka?
Fukuoka is 13 hours ahead of Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DET to FUK?
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