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DTU to DET: distance & flight time
Wudalianchi (Wudalianchi Dedu Airport) → Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport)
5,914 mi
9,517 km · 5,139 nm
12h 4m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
5,914 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 4m 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
- DTU — Wudalianchi Dedu Airport · Wudalianchi, China
- DET — Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport · Detroit, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near DTU
- DQA · Saertu Airport126 mi away
- HEK · Heihe Airport131 mi away
- NDG · Qiqihar Sanjiazi Airport132 mi away
- LDS · Lindu Airport142 mi away
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
Frequently asked questions
How far is DTU from DET?
The flight distance from Wudalianchi (DTU) to Detroit (DET) is 5,914 miles (9,517 km, 5,139 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DTU to DET?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 4m 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 DTU to DET?
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