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DTW to FOC: distance & flight time
Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport) → Fuzhou (Fuzhou Changle International Airport)
7,505 mi
12,077 km · 6,521 nm
15h 11m
estimated nonstop flight time
+12h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
7,505 miles nonstop takes roughly 15h 11m 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
- FOC — Fuzhou Changle International Airport · Fuzhou, 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 FOC
- LZN · Matsu Nangan Airport24 mi away
- MFK · Matsu Beigan Airport29 mi away
- JJN · Quanzhou Jinjiang International Airport103 mi away
- HSZ · Hsinchu Air Base111 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DTW from FOC?
The flight distance from Detroit (DTW) to Fuzhou (FOC) is 7,505 miles (12,077 km, 6,521 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DTW to FOC?
A nonstop flight takes about 15h 11m 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 Fuzhou?
Fuzhou is 12 hours ahead of Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DTW to FOC?
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