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DET to PDO: distance & flight time
Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport) → Talang Gudang-Sumatra Island (Pendopo Airport)
9,700 mi
15,611 km · 8,429 nm
19h 29m
estimated nonstop flight time
+11h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
9,700 miles nonstop takes roughly 19h 29m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 11-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- DET — Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport · Detroit, United States
- PDO — Pendopo Airport · Talang Gudang-Sumatra Island, Indonesia
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 PDO
- PLM · Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II Airport63 mi away
- BKS · Fatmawati Soekarno Airport114 mi away
- DJB · Sultan Thaha Airport115 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DET from PDO?
The flight distance from Detroit (DET) to Talang Gudang-Sumatra Island (PDO) is 9,700 miles (15,611 km, 8,429 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DET to PDO?
A nonstop flight takes about 19h 29m 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 Talang Gudang-Sumatra Island?
Talang Gudang-Sumatra Island is 11 hours ahead of Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DET to PDO?
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