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DTW to UCB: distance & flight time
Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport) → Wulanchabu (Ulanqab Jining Airport)
6,587 mi
10,601 km · 5,724 nm
13h 23m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
6,587 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 23m 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
- UCB — Ulanqab Jining Airport · Wulanchabu, China
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 UCB
- HET · Baita International Airport70 mi away
- DAT · Datong Airport76 mi away
- ZQZ · Zhangjiakou Ningyuan Airport99 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DTW from UCB?
The flight distance from Detroit (DTW) to Wulanchabu (UCB) is 6,587 miles (10,601 km, 5,724 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DTW to UCB?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 23m 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 cheapest way to fly from DTW to UCB?
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