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DET to HNL: distance & flight time
Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport) → Honolulu (Daniel K Inouye International Airport)
4,484 mi
7,216 km · 3,897 nm
9h 16m
estimated nonstop flight time
-6h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
4,484 miles nonstop takes roughly 9h 16m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 6-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- DET — Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport · Detroit, United States
- HNL — Daniel K Inouye International Airport · Honolulu, United States
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 HNL
- JRF · Kalaeloa Airport9 mi away
- HHI · Wheeler Army Airfield13 mi away
- NGF · Kaneohe Bay MCAS (Marion E. Carl Field) Airport13 mi away
- HDH · Dillingham Airfield25 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DET from HNL?
The flight distance from Detroit (DET) to Honolulu (HNL) is 4,484 miles (7,216 km, 3,897 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DET to HNL?
A nonstop flight takes about 9h 16m 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 Honolulu?
Honolulu is 6 hours behind Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DET to HNL?
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