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DTW to TKS: distance & flight time
Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport) → Tokushima (Tokushima Airport/JMSDF Air Base)
6,640 mi
10,687 km · 5,770 nm
13h 29m
estimated nonstop flight time
+13h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
6,640 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 29m 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
- TKS — Tokushima Airport/JMSDF Air Base · Tokushima, 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 TKS
- TAK · Takamatsu Airport34 mi away
- KIX · Kansai International Airport42 mi away
- UKB · Kobe Airport49 mi away
- SHM · Nanki Shirahama Airport54 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DTW from TKS?
The flight distance from Detroit (DTW) to Tokushima (TKS) is 6,640 miles (10,687 km, 5,770 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DTW to TKS?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 29m 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 Tokushima?
Tokushima is 13 hours ahead of Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DTW to TKS?
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