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DET to KBR: distance & flight time
Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport) → Kota Bahru (Sultan Ismail Petra Airport)
9,064 mi
14,587 km · 7,876 nm
18h 14m
estimated nonstop flight time
+12h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
9,064 miles nonstop takes roughly 18h 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
- KBR — Sultan Ismail Petra Airport · Kota Bahru, Malaysia
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 KBR
- NAW · Narathiwat Airport45 mi away
- RDN · LTS Pulau Redang Airport56 mi away
- TGG · Sultan Mahmud Airport78 mi away
- PAN · Pattani Airport89 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DET from KBR?
The flight distance from Detroit (DET) to Kota Bahru (KBR) is 9,064 miles (14,587 km, 7,876 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DET to KBR?
A nonstop flight takes about 18h 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 Kota Bahru?
Kota Bahru is 12 hours ahead of Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DET to KBR?
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