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DTW to KWL: distance & flight time
Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport) → Guilin (Guilin Liangjiang International Airport)
7,700 mi
12,392 km · 6,691 nm
15h 34m
estimated nonstop flight time
+12h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
7,700 miles nonstop takes roughly 15h 34m 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
- KWL — Guilin Liangjiang International Airport · Guilin, 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 KWL
- LZH · Liuzhou Bailian Airport81 mi away
- HZH · Liping Airport94 mi away
- WGN · Shaoyang Wugang Airport116 mi away
- LLF · Lingling Airport125 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DTW from KWL?
The flight distance from Detroit (DTW) to Guilin (KWL) is 7,700 miles (12,392 km, 6,691 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DTW to KWL?
A nonstop flight takes about 15h 34m 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 Guilin?
Guilin is 12 hours ahead of Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DTW to KWL?
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