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DTW to OIM: distance & flight time
Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport) → Oshima (Oshima Airport)
6,471 mi
10,414 km · 5,623 nm
13h 9m
estimated nonstop flight time
+13h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
6,471 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 9m 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
- OIM — Oshima Airport · Oshima, 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 OIM
- HND · Tokyo Haneda International Airport58 mi away
- NJA · Atsugi Naval Air Facility47 mi away
- NRT · Narita International Airport89 mi away
- MYE · Miyakejima Airport50 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DTW from OIM?
The flight distance from Detroit (DTW) to Oshima (OIM) is 6,471 miles (10,414 km, 5,623 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DTW to OIM?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 9m 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 Oshima?
Oshima is 13 hours ahead of Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DTW to OIM?
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