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DET to WIR: distance & flight time
Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport) → Wairoa (Wairoa Airport)
8,383 mi
13,492 km · 7,285 nm
16h 54m
estimated nonstop flight time
+16h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
8,383 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 54m 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
- WIR — Wairoa Airport · Wairoa, 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 WIR
- GIS · Gisborne Airport39 mi away
- NPE · Hawke's Bay Airport43 mi away
- TUO · Taupo Airport74 mi away
- WHK · Whakatane Airport80 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DET from WIR?
The flight distance from Detroit (DET) to Wairoa (WIR) is 8,383 miles (13,492 km, 7,285 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DET to WIR?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 54m 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 Wairoa?
Wairoa is 16 hours ahead of Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DET to WIR?
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