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DET to HAK: distance & flight time
Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport) → Haikou (Haikou Meilan International Airport)
8,044 mi
12,946 km · 6,990 nm
16h 14m
estimated nonstop flight time
+12h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
8,044 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 14m 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
- HAK — Haikou Meilan International Airport · Haikou, 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 HAK
- BAR · Qionghai Bo'ao Airport55 mi away
- ZHA · Zhanjiang Airport89 mi away
- SYX · Sanya Phoenix International Airport132 mi away
- BHY · Beihai Airport134 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DET from HAK?
The flight distance from Detroit (DET) to Haikou (HAK) is 8,044 miles (12,946 km, 6,990 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DET to HAK?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 14m 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 Haikou?
Haikou is 12 hours ahead of Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DET to HAK?
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