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DET to KHH: distance & flight time
Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport) → Kaohsiung (Kaohsiung International Airport)
7,706 mi
12,401 km · 6,696 nm
15h 35m
estimated nonstop flight time
+12h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
7,706 miles nonstop takes roughly 15h 35m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- KHH — Kaohsiung International Airport · Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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 KHH
- PIF · Pingtung North Airport12 mi away
- TNN · Tainan Airport27 mi away
- HCN · Hengchun Airport44 mi away
- TTT · Taitung Airport49 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DET from KHH?
The flight distance from Detroit (DET) to Kaohsiung (KHH) is 7,706 miles (12,401 km, 6,696 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DET to KHH?
A nonstop flight takes about 15h 35m 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 Kaohsiung?
Kaohsiung is 12 hours ahead of Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DET to KHH?
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