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DTW to NGS: distance & flight time
Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport) → Nagasaki (Nagasaki Airport)
6,833 mi
10,997 km · 5,938 nm
13h 52m
estimated nonstop flight time
+13h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
6,833 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 52m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 13-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- DTW — Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport · Detroit, United States
- NGS — Nagasaki Airport · Nagasaki, Japan
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 NGS
- HSG · Saga Airport28 mi away
- AXJ · Amakusa Airport33 mi away
- KMJ · Kumamoto Airport55 mi away
- FUK · Fukuoka Airport56 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DTW from NGS?
The flight distance from Detroit (DTW) to Nagasaki (NGS) is 6,833 miles (10,997 km, 5,938 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DTW to NGS?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 52m 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 Nagasaki?
Nagasaki is 13 hours ahead of Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DTW to NGS?
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