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DET to PPQ: distance & flight time
Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport) → Paraparaumu (Paraparaumu Airport)
8,560 mi
13,776 km · 7,439 nm
17h 15m
estimated nonstop flight time
+16h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
8,560 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 15m gate to gate, flying southwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 16-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- DET — Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport · Detroit, United States
- PPQ — Paraparaumu Airport · Paraparaumu, New Zealand
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 PPQ
- WLG · Wellington International Airport31 mi away
- MRO · Hood Airport34 mi away
- PMR · Palmerston North Airport52 mi away
- OHA · RNZAF Base Ohakea53 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DET from PPQ?
The flight distance from Detroit (DET) to Paraparaumu (PPQ) is 8,560 miles (13,776 km, 7,439 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DET to PPQ?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 15m 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 Paraparaumu?
Paraparaumu is 16 hours ahead of Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DET to PPQ?
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