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DTW to NPE: distance & flight time
Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport) → NAPIER (Hawke's Bay Airport)
8,403 mi
13,523 km · 7,302 nm
16h 57m
estimated nonstop flight time
+16h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
8,403 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 57m gate to gate, flying southwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 16-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- DTW — Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport · Detroit, United States
- NPE — Hawke's Bay Airport · NAPIER, New Zealand
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 NPE
- WIR · Wairoa Airport43 mi away
- TUO · Taupo Airport66 mi away
- GIS · Gisborne Airport81 mi away
- PMR · Palmerston North Airport89 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DTW from NPE?
The flight distance from Detroit (DTW) to NAPIER (NPE) is 8,403 miles (13,523 km, 7,302 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DTW to NPE?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 57m 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 NAPIER?
NAPIER is 16 hours ahead of Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DTW to NPE?
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