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DET to KUL: distance & flight time
Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport) → Kuala Lumpur (Kuala Lumpur International Airport)
9,303 mi
14,972 km · 8,084 nm
18h 42m
estimated nonstop flight time
+12h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
9,303 miles nonstop takes roughly 18h 42m 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
- KUL — Kuala Lumpur International Airport · Kuala Lumpur, 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 KUL
- SZB · Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah International Airport29 mi away
- MKZ · Malacca Airport50 mi away
- DUM · Pinang Kampai Airport81 mi away
- KUA · Kuantan Airport126 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DET from KUL?
The flight distance from Detroit (DET) to Kuala Lumpur (KUL) is 9,303 miles (14,972 km, 8,084 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DET to KUL?
A nonstop flight takes about 18h 42m 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 Kuala Lumpur?
Kuala Lumpur is 12 hours ahead of Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DET to KUL?
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