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DTW to CGQ: distance & flight time
Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport) → Changchun (Longjia Airport)
6,215 mi
10,002 km · 5,401 nm
12h 39m
estimated nonstop flight time
+12h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
6,215 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 39m 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
- CGQ — Longjia Airport · Changchun, 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 CGQ
- YSQ · Songyuan Chaganhu Airport86 mi away
- HRB · Taiping Airport116 mi away
- TNH · Tonghua Sanyuanpu Airport120 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DTW from CGQ?
The flight distance from Detroit (DTW) to Changchun (CGQ) is 6,215 miles (10,002 km, 5,401 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DTW to CGQ?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 39m 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 Changchun?
Changchun is 12 hours ahead of Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DTW to CGQ?
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