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DET to GAU: distance & flight time
Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport) → Guwahati (Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport)
7,690 mi
12,376 km · 6,683 nm
15h 33m
estimated nonstop flight time
+9.5h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
7,690 miles nonstop takes roughly 15h 33m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 9.5-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- DET — Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport · Detroit, United States
- GAU — Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport · Guwahati, India
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 GAU
- SHL · Shillong Airport37 mi away
- ZYL · Osmany International Airport81 mi away
- TEZ · Tezpur Airport85 mi away
- GLU · Gelephu Airport88 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DET from GAU?
The flight distance from Detroit (DET) to Guwahati (GAU) is 7,690 miles (12,376 km, 6,683 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DET to GAU?
A nonstop flight takes about 15h 33m 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 Guwahati?
Guwahati is 9.5 hours ahead of Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DET to GAU?
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