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DTW to LFQ: distance & flight time
Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport) → LINFEN (Linfen Qiaoli Airport)
6,942 mi
11,171 km · 6,032 nm
14h 5m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
6,942 miles nonstop takes roughly 14h 5m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- DTW — Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport · Detroit, United States
- LFQ — Linfen Qiaoli Airport · LINFEN, 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 LFQ
- YCU · Yuncheng Guangong Airport78 mi away
- CIH · Changzhi Airport83 mi away
- LYA · Luoyang Airport105 mi away
- LLV · Lüliang Airport111 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DTW from LFQ?
The flight distance from Detroit (DTW) to LINFEN (LFQ) is 6,942 miles (11,171 km, 6,032 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DTW to LFQ?
A nonstop flight takes about 14h 5m 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 cheapest way to fly from DTW to LFQ?
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