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DTW to ROT: distance & flight time
Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport) → Rotorua (Rotorua Regional Airport)
8,379 mi
13,485 km · 7,281 nm
16h 54m
estimated nonstop flight time
+16h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
8,379 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 54m 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
- ROT — Rotorua Regional Airport · Rotorua, 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 ROT
- TRG · Tauranga Airport31 mi away
- WHK · Whakatane Airport35 mi away
- TUO · Taupo Airport45 mi away
- HLZ · Hamilton International Airport56 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DTW from ROT?
The flight distance from Detroit (DTW) to Rotorua (ROT) is 8,379 miles (13,485 km, 7,281 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DTW to ROT?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 54m 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 Rotorua?
Rotorua is 16 hours ahead of Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DTW to ROT?
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