Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
DTW to DUM: distance & flight time
Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport) → Dumai (Pinang Kampai Airport)
9,394 mi
15,119 km · 8,163 nm
18h 53m
estimated nonstop flight time
+11h
time difference · heading north
See live DTW→DUM fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
9,394 miles nonstop takes roughly 18h 53m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 11-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- DTW — Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport · Detroit, United States
- DUM — Pinang Kampai Airport · Dumai, Indonesia
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
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 DUM
- MKZ · Malacca Airport72 mi away
- PKU · Sultan Syarif Kasim Ii (Simpang Tiga) Airport79 mi away
- KUL · Kuala Lumpur International Airport81 mi away
- PPR · Pasir Pangaraan Airport90 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DTW from DUM?
The flight distance from Detroit (DTW) to Dumai (DUM) is 9,394 miles (15,119 km, 8,163 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DTW to DUM?
A nonstop flight takes about 18h 53m 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 Dumai?
Dumai is 11 hours ahead of Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DTW to DUM?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on DTW–DUM that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.