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DET to TYN: distance & flight time
Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport) → Taiyuan (Taiyuan Wusu Airport)
6,812 mi
10,963 km · 5,919 nm
13h 49m
estimated nonstop flight time
+12h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
6,812 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 49m 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
- TYN — Taiyuan Wusu Airport · Taiyuan, 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 TYN
- WUT · Xinzhou Wutaishan Airport62 mi away
- LLV · Lüliang Airport81 mi away
- CIH · Changzhi Airport107 mi away
- SJW · Shijiazhuang Daguocun International Airport119 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DET from TYN?
The flight distance from Detroit (DET) to Taiyuan (TYN) is 6,812 miles (10,963 km, 5,919 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DET to TYN?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 49m 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 Taiyuan?
Taiyuan is 12 hours ahead of Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DET to TYN?
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