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DTW to GAU: distance & flight time
Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport) → Guwahati (Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport)
7,705 mi
12,401 km · 6,696 nm
15h 35m
estimated nonstop flight time
+9.5h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
7,705 miles nonstop takes roughly 15h 35m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 9.5-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- DTW — Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport · Detroit, United States
- GAU — Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport · Guwahati, India
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 GAU
- SHL · Shillong Airport37 mi away
- ZYL · Osmany International Airport81 mi away
- TEZ · Tezpur Airport85 mi away
- GLU · Gelephu Airport88 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DTW from GAU?
The flight distance from Detroit (DTW) to Guwahati (GAU) is 7,705 miles (12,401 km, 6,696 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DTW to GAU?
A nonstop flight takes about 15h 35m 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 Guwahati?
Guwahati is 9.5 hours ahead of Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DTW to GAU?
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