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DTW to RIZ: distance & flight time
Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport) → Rizhao (Rizhao Shanzihe Airport)
6,886 mi
11,081 km · 5,984 nm
13h 58m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
6,886 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 58m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- DTW — Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport · Detroit, United States
- RIZ — Rizhao Shanzihe Airport · Rizhao, China
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 RIZ
- LYI · Shubuling Airport57 mi away
- LYG · Lianyungang Airport63 mi away
- TAO · Liuting Airport84 mi away
- WEF · Weifang Airport87 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DTW from RIZ?
The flight distance from Detroit (DTW) to Rizhao (RIZ) is 6,886 miles (11,081 km, 5,984 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DTW to RIZ?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 58m 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 cheapest way to fly from DTW to RIZ?
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