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DET to TRR: distance & flight time
Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport) → Trinciomalee (China Bay Airport)
8,778 mi
14,127 km · 7,628 nm
17h 41m
estimated nonstop flight time
+9.5h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
8,778 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 41m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 9.5-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- DET — Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport · Detroit, United States
- TRR — China Bay Airport · Trinciomalee, Sri Lanka
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 TRR
- HIM · Hingurakgoda Air Force Base36 mi away
- GIU · Sigiriya Air Force Base51 mi away
- ACJ · Anuradhapura Air Force Base54 mi away
- BTC · Batticaloa Airport67 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DET from TRR?
The flight distance from Detroit (DET) to Trinciomalee (TRR) is 8,778 miles (14,127 km, 7,628 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DET to TRR?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 41m 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 Trinciomalee?
Trinciomalee is 9.5 hours ahead of Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DET to TRR?
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