Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
DET to KIH: distance & flight time
Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport) → Kish Island (Kish International Airport)
6,942 mi
11,173 km · 6,033 nm
14h 5m
estimated nonstop flight time
+7.5h
time difference · heading northeast
See live DET→KIH fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
6,942 miles nonstop takes roughly 14h 5m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 7.5-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- DET — Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport · Detroit, United States
- KIH — Kish International Airport · Kish Island, Iran
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
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 KIH
- LVP · Lavan Island Airport43 mi away
- BDH · Bandar Lengeh Airport52 mi away
- SXI · Sirri Island Airport55 mi away
- LFM · Lamerd Airport76 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DET from KIH?
The flight distance from Detroit (DET) to Kish Island (KIH) is 6,942 miles (11,173 km, 6,033 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DET to KIH?
A nonstop flight takes about 14h 5m 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 Kish Island?
Kish Island is 7.5 hours ahead of Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DET to KIH?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on DET–KIH that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.