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DET to WAG: distance & flight time
Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport) → Wanganui (Wanganui Airport)
8,526 mi
13,722 km · 7,409 nm
17h 11m
estimated nonstop flight time
+16h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
8,526 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 11m 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
- WAG — Wanganui Airport · Wanganui, 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 WAG
- OHA · RNZAF Base Ohakea26 mi away
- PMR · Palmerston North Airport40 mi away
- PPQ · Paraparaumu Airport65 mi away
- MRO · Hood Airport77 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DET from WAG?
The flight distance from Detroit (DET) to Wanganui (WAG) is 8,526 miles (13,722 km, 7,409 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DET to WAG?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 11m 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 Wanganui?
Wanganui is 16 hours ahead of Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DET to WAG?
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