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DTW to BUT: distance & flight time
Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport) → Jakar (Bathpalathang Airport)
7,601 mi
12,233 km · 6,605 nm
15h 22m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
7,601 miles nonstop takes roughly 15h 22m 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
- DTW — Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport · Detroit, United States
- BUT — Bathpalathang Airport · Jakar, Bhutan
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 BUT
- GLU · Gelephu Airport50 mi away
- PBH · Paro Airport82 mi away
- GAU · Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport113 mi away
- COH · Cooch Behar Airport116 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DTW from BUT?
The flight distance from Detroit (DTW) to Jakar (BUT) is 7,601 miles (12,233 km, 6,605 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DTW to BUT?
A nonstop flight takes about 15h 22m 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 DTW to BUT?
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