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DET to SDS: distance & flight time
Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport) → Sado (Sado Airport)
6,298 mi
10,136 km · 5,473 nm
12h 49m
estimated nonstop flight time
+13h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
6,298 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 49m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 13-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- DET — Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport · Detroit, United States
- SDS — Sado Airport · Sado, Japan
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 SDS
- KIJ · Niigata Airport39 mi away
- SYO · Shonai Airport91 mi away
- NTQ · Noto Airport95 mi away
- GAJ · Yamagata Airport109 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DET from SDS?
The flight distance from Detroit (DET) to Sado (SDS) is 6,298 miles (10,136 km, 5,473 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DET to SDS?
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 time difference between Detroit and Sado?
Sado is 13 hours ahead of Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DET to SDS?
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