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DTW to JAA: distance & flight time
Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport) → Jalalabad (Jalalabad Airport)
6,891 mi
11,089 km · 5,988 nm
13h 59m
estimated nonstop flight time
+8.5h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
6,891 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 59m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 8.5-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- DTW — Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport · Detroit, United States
- JAA — Jalalabad Airport · Jalalabad, Afghanistan
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 JAA
- PAJ · Parachinar Airport42 mi away
- PEW · Peshawar International Airport64 mi away
- KBL · Hamid Karzai International Airport74 mi away
- OAI · Bagram Air Base80 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DTW from JAA?
The flight distance from Detroit (DTW) to Jalalabad (JAA) is 6,891 miles (11,089 km, 5,988 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DTW to JAA?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 59m 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 Jalalabad?
Jalalabad is 8.5 hours ahead of Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DTW to JAA?
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