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DET to TSN: distance & flight time
Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport) → Tianjin (Tianjin Binhai International Airport)
6,661 mi
10,719 km · 5,788 nm
13h 32m
estimated nonstop flight time
+12h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
6,661 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 32m 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
- TSN — Tianjin Binhai International Airport · Tianjin, 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 TSN
- PKX · Beijing Daxing International Airport57 mi away
- NAY · Beijing Nanyuan Airport68 mi away
- PEK · Beijing Capital International Airport77 mi away
- BPE · Qinhuangdao Beidaihe Airport99 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DET from TSN?
The flight distance from Detroit (DET) to Tianjin (TSN) is 6,661 miles (10,719 km, 5,788 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DET to TSN?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 32m 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 Tianjin?
Tianjin is 12 hours ahead of Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DET to TSN?
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