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DTW to HNL: distance & flight time
Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport) → Honolulu (Daniel K Inouye International Airport)
4,468 mi
7,191 km · 3,883 nm
9h 14m
estimated nonstop flight time
-6h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
4,468 miles nonstop takes roughly 9h 14m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 6-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- DTW — Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport · Detroit, United States
- HNL — Daniel K Inouye International Airport · Honolulu, United States
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 HNL
- JRF · Kalaeloa Airport9 mi away
- HHI · Wheeler Army Airfield13 mi away
- NGF · Kaneohe Bay MCAS (Marion E. Carl Field) Airport13 mi away
- HDH · Dillingham Airfield25 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DTW from HNL?
The flight distance from Detroit (DTW) to Honolulu (HNL) is 4,468 miles (7,191 km, 3,883 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DTW to HNL?
A nonstop flight takes about 9h 14m 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 Honolulu?
Honolulu is 6 hours behind Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DTW to HNL?
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