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DTW to CTS: distance & flight time
Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport) → Sapporo (New Chitose Airport)
5,932 mi
9,547 km · 5,155 nm
12h 6m
estimated nonstop flight time
+13h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,932 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 6m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 13-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- DTW — Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport · Detroit, United States
- CTS — New Chitose Airport · Sapporo, Japan
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 CTS
- OKD · Okadama Airport28 mi away
- AKJ · Asahikawa Airport73 mi away
- OBO · Tokachi-Obihiro Airport77 mi away
- HKD · Hakodate Airport82 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DTW from CTS?
The flight distance from Detroit (DTW) to Sapporo (CTS) is 5,932 miles (9,547 km, 5,155 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DTW to CTS?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 6m 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 Sapporo?
Sapporo is 13 hours ahead of Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DTW to CTS?
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