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DET to TUO: distance & flight time
Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport) → Taupo (Taupo Airport)
8,434 mi
13,574 km · 7,329 nm
17h
estimated nonstop flight time
+16h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
8,434 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h gate to gate, flying southwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 16-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- DET — Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport · Detroit, United States
- TUO — Taupo Airport · Taupo, New Zealand
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 TUO
- ROT · Rotorua Regional Airport45 mi away
- NPE · Hawke's Bay Airport66 mi away
- WHK · Whakatane Airport72 mi away
- HLZ · Hamilton International Airport73 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DET from TUO?
The flight distance from Detroit (DET) to Taupo (TUO) is 8,434 miles (13,574 km, 7,329 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DET to TUO?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 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 Taupo?
Taupo is 16 hours ahead of Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DET to TUO?
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