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DET to SHP: distance & flight time
Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport) → Qinhuangdao (Shanhaiguan Airport)
6,570 mi
10,573 km · 5,709 nm
13h 21m
estimated nonstop flight time
+12h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
6,570 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 21m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 12-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- DET — Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport · Detroit, United States
- SHP — Shanhaiguan Airport · Qinhuangdao, China
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 SHP
- BPE · Qinhuangdao Beidaihe Airport41 mi away
- XEN · Xingcheng Air Base66 mi away
- JNZ · Jinzhou Airport105 mi away
- CHG · Chaoyang Airport115 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DET from SHP?
The flight distance from Detroit (DET) to Qinhuangdao (SHP) is 6,570 miles (10,573 km, 5,709 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DET to SHP?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 21m 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 Qinhuangdao?
Qinhuangdao is 12 hours ahead of Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DET to SHP?
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