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DTW to NRT: distance & flight time
Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport) → Tokyo (Narita International Airport)
6,383 mi
10,272 km · 5,547 nm
12h 59m
estimated nonstop flight time
+13h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
6,383 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 59m 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
- NRT — Narita International Airport · Tokyo, 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 NRT
- HND · Tokyo Haneda International Airport37 mi away
- IBR · Hyakuri Airport29 mi away
- NJA · Atsugi Naval Air Facility57 mi away
- OKO · Yokota Air Base58 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DTW from NRT?
The flight distance from Detroit (DTW) to Tokyo (NRT) is 6,383 miles (10,272 km, 5,547 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DTW to NRT?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 59m 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 Tokyo?
Tokyo is 13 hours ahead of Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DTW to NRT?
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