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DET to YUA: distance & flight time
Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport) → Yuanmou (Yuanmou Air Base)
7,718 mi
12,421 km · 6,707 nm
15h 36m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
7,718 miles nonstop takes roughly 15h 36m 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
- YUA — Yuanmou Air Base · Yuanmou, China
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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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 YUA
- PZI · Bao'anying Airport56 mi away
- KMG · Kunming Changshui International Airport79 mi away
- DLU · Dali Airport98 mi away
- LJG · Lijiang Airport121 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DET from YUA?
The flight distance from Detroit (DET) to Yuanmou (YUA) is 7,718 miles (12,421 km, 6,707 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DET to YUA?
A nonstop flight takes about 15h 36m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from DET to YUA?
Nonstop service on DET–YUA depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 15h 36m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DET to YUA?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on DET–YUA that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some DET to YUA fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain DET–YUA tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.