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DET to HKT: distance & flight time
Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport) → Phuket (Phuket International Airport)
8,945 mi
14,396 km · 7,773 nm
18h
estimated nonstop flight time
+11h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
8,945 miles nonstop takes roughly 18h gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 11-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- DET — Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport · Detroit, United States
- HKT — Phuket International Airport · Phuket, Thailand
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 HKT
- KBV · Krabi Airport46 mi away
- URT · Surat Thani Airport90 mi away
- TST · Trang Airport98 mi away
- NST · Nakhon Si Thammarat Airport115 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DET from HKT?
The flight distance from Detroit (DET) to Phuket (HKT) is 8,945 miles (14,396 km, 7,773 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DET to HKT?
A nonstop flight takes about 18h 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 Phuket?
Phuket is 11 hours ahead of Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DET to HKT?
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