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DET to WGN: distance & flight time
Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport) → Shaoyang (Shaoyang Wugang Airport)
7,576 mi
12,193 km · 6,584 nm
15h 19m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
7,576 miles nonstop takes roughly 15h 19m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- DET — Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport · Detroit, United States
- WGN — Shaoyang Wugang Airport · Shaoyang, 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 WGN
- LLF · Lingling Airport68 mi away
- HJJ · Zhijiang Airport73 mi away
- HZH · Liping Airport98 mi away
- TEN · Tongren Fenghuang Airport111 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DET from WGN?
The flight distance from Detroit (DET) to Shaoyang (WGN) is 7,576 miles (12,193 km, 6,584 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DET to WGN?
A nonstop flight takes about 15h 19m 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 cheapest way to fly from DET to WGN?
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