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DTW to TEI: distance & flight time
Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport) → Tezu (Tezu Airport)
7,590 mi
12,214 km · 6,595 nm
15h 21m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
7,590 miles nonstop takes roughly 15h 21m 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
- TEI — Tezu Airport · Tezu, India
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 TEI
- IXT · Pasighat Airport49 mi away
- DIB · Dibrugarh Airport75 mi away
- IXV · Along Airport83 mi away
- PBU · Putao Airport90 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DTW from TEI?
The flight distance from Detroit (DTW) to Tezu (TEI) is 7,590 miles (12,214 km, 6,595 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DTW to TEI?
A nonstop flight takes about 15h 21m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from DTW to TEI?
Nonstop service on DTW–TEI depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 15h 21m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DTW to TEI?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on DTW–TEI that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some DTW to TEI fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain DTW–TEI tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.