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DTW to TPE: distance & flight time
Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport) → Taipei (Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport)
7,530 mi
12,118 km · 6,543 nm
15h 14m
estimated nonstop flight time
+12h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
7,530 miles nonstop takes roughly 15h 14m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 12-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- DTW — Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport · Detroit, United States
- TPE — Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport · Taipei, Taiwan
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 TPE
- TSA · Taipei Songshan Airport20 mi away
- HSZ · Hsinchu Air Base26 mi away
- RMQ · Taichung Ching Chuang Kang Airport68 mi away
- TXG · Taichung Airport72 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DTW from TPE?
The flight distance from Detroit (DTW) to Taipei (TPE) is 7,530 miles (12,118 km, 6,543 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DTW to TPE?
A nonstop flight takes about 15h 14m 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 Taipei?
Taipei is 12 hours ahead of Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DTW to TPE?
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