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DET to PYK: distance & flight time
Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport) → Karaj (Payam International Airport)
6,300 mi
10,139 km · 5,475 nm
12h 49m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
6,300 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 49m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- DET — Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport · Detroit, United States
- PYK — Payam International Airport · Karaj, Iran
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 PYK
- THR · Mehrabad International Airport28 mi away
- IKA · Imam Khomeini International Airport31 mi away
- GZW · Qazvin Airport54 mi away
- NSH · Noshahr Airport71 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DET from PYK?
The flight distance from Detroit (DET) to Karaj (PYK) is 6,300 miles (10,139 km, 5,475 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DET to PYK?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 49m 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 cheapest way to fly from DET to PYK?
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