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DTW to OKJ: distance & flight time
Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport) → Okayama (Okayama Airport)
6,621 mi
10,656 km · 5,754 nm
13h 27m
estimated nonstop flight time
+13h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
6,621 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 27m 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
- OKJ — Okayama Airport · Okayama, 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 OKJ
- TAK · Takamatsu Airport39 mi away
- TTJ · Tottori Airport56 mi away
- HIJ · Hiroshima Airport58 mi away
- TKS · Tokushima Airport/JMSDF Air Base61 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DTW from OKJ?
The flight distance from Detroit (DTW) to Okayama (OKJ) is 6,621 miles (10,656 km, 5,754 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DTW to OKJ?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 27m 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 Okayama?
Okayama is 13 hours ahead of Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DTW to OKJ?
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