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DTW to BHY: distance & flight time
Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport) → Beihai (Beihai Airport)
7,959 mi
12,808 km · 6,916 nm
16h 4m
estimated nonstop flight time
+12h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
7,959 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 4m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 12-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- DTW — Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport · Detroit, United States
- BHY — Beihai Airport · Beihai, China
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near DTW
- YIP · Willow Run Airport9 mi away
- ARB · Ann Arbor Municipal Airport20 mi away
- YQG · Windsor Airport21 mi away
- DET · Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport22 mi away
Near BHY
- ZHA · Zhanjiang Airport72 mi away
- NNG · Nanning Wuxu Airport103 mi away
- HAK · Haikou Meilan International Airport134 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DTW from BHY?
The flight distance from Detroit (DTW) to Beihai (BHY) is 7,959 miles (12,808 km, 6,916 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DTW to BHY?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 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 time difference between Detroit and Beihai?
Beihai is 12 hours ahead of Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DTW to BHY?
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