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DET to THQ: distance & flight time
Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport) → Tianshui (Tianshui Maijishan Airport)
7,089 mi
11,409 km · 6,160 nm
14h 22m
estimated nonstop flight time
+12h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
7,089 miles nonstop takes roughly 14h 22m 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
- THQ — Tianshui Maijishan Airport · Tianshui, 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 THQ
- LNL · Longnan Chengzhou Airport53 mi away
- GYU · Guyuan Liupanshan Airport107 mi away
- HZG · Hanzhong Chenggu Airport125 mi away
- IQN · Qingyang Airport131 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DET from THQ?
The flight distance from Detroit (DET) to Tianshui (THQ) is 7,089 miles (11,409 km, 6,160 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DET to THQ?
A nonstop flight takes about 14h 22m 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 Tianshui?
Tianshui is 12 hours ahead of Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DET to THQ?
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