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DTW to TPJ: distance & flight time
Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport) → Taplejung (Taplejung Airport)
7,597 mi
12,226 km · 6,601 nm
15h 22m
estimated nonstop flight time
+9.8h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
7,597 miles nonstop takes roughly 15h 22m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 9.8-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- DTW — Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport · Detroit, United States
- TPJ — Taplejung Airport · Taplejung, Nepal
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 TPJ
- TMI · Tumling Tar Airport31 mi away
- BHP · Bhojpur Airport42 mi away
- BDP · Bhadrapur Airport59 mi away
- IXB · Bagdogra Airport61 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DTW from TPJ?
The flight distance from Detroit (DTW) to Taplejung (TPJ) is 7,597 miles (12,226 km, 6,601 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DTW to TPJ?
A nonstop flight takes about 15h 22m 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 Taplejung?
Taplejung is 9.8 hours ahead of Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DTW to TPJ?
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