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DTW to KCT: distance & flight time
Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport) → Koggala (Koggala Airport)
8,951 mi
14,405 km · 7,778 nm
18h 1m
estimated nonstop flight time
+9.5h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
8,951 miles nonstop takes roughly 18h 1m 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
- KCT — Koggala Airport · Koggala, Sri Lanka
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 KCT
- HRI · Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport59 mi away
- RML · Colombo Ratmalana Airport65 mi away
- WRZ · Weerawila Airport65 mi away
- CMB · Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport87 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DTW from KCT?
The flight distance from Detroit (DTW) to Koggala (KCT) is 8,951 miles (14,405 km, 7,778 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DTW to KCT?
A nonstop flight takes about 18h 1m 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 Koggala?
Koggala is 9.5 hours ahead of Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DTW to KCT?
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