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DTW to DAT: distance & flight time
Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport) → Datong (Datong Airport)
6,655 mi
10,711 km · 5,783 nm
13h 31m
estimated nonstop flight time
+12h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
6,655 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 31m 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
- DAT — Datong Airport · Datong, 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 DAT
- UCB · Ulanqab Jining Airport76 mi away
- ZQZ · Zhangjiakou Ningyuan Airport89 mi away
- HET · Baita International Airport103 mi away
- WUT · Xinzhou Wutaishan Airport105 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DTW from DAT?
The flight distance from Detroit (DTW) to Datong (DAT) is 6,655 miles (10,711 km, 5,783 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DTW to DAT?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 31m 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 Datong?
Datong is 12 hours ahead of Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DTW to DAT?
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