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DTW to FKS: distance & flight time
Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport) → Fukushima (Fukushima Airport)
6,295 mi
10,130 km · 5,470 nm
12h 49m
estimated nonstop flight time
+13h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
6,295 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 49m 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
- FKS — Fukushima Airport · Fukushima, 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 FKS
- NRT · Narita International Airport101 mi away
- SDJ · Sendai Airport68 mi away
- IBR · Hyakuri Airport72 mi away
- HND · Tokyo Haneda International Airport121 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DTW from FKS?
The flight distance from Detroit (DTW) to Fukushima (FKS) is 6,295 miles (10,130 km, 5,470 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DTW to FKS?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 49m 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 Fukushima?
Fukushima is 13 hours ahead of Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DTW to FKS?
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