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DET to SDG: distance & flight time
Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport) → Sanandaj (Sanandaj Airport)
6,213 mi
9,998 km · 5,399 nm
12h 39m
estimated nonstop flight time
+7.5h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
6,213 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 39m 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
- SDG — Sanandaj Airport · Sanandaj, 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 SDG
- KSH · Shahid Ashrafi Esfahani Airport63 mi away
- HDM · Hamadan Airport91 mi away
- ISU · Sulaymaniyah International Airport98 mi away
- IIL · Ilam Airport120 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DET from SDG?
The flight distance from Detroit (DET) to Sanandaj (SDG) is 6,213 miles (9,998 km, 5,399 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DET to SDG?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 39m 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 Sanandaj?
Sanandaj is 7.5 hours ahead of Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DET to SDG?
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