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DTW to WDS: distance & flight time
Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport) → Shiyan (Shiyan Wudangshan Airport)
7,190 mi
11,571 km · 6,248 nm
14h 34m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
7,190 miles nonstop takes roughly 14h 34m 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
- WDS — Shiyan Wudangshan Airport · Shiyan, 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 WDS
- LHK · Guangzhou MR Air Base48 mi away
- HPG · Shennongjia Hongping Airport75 mi away
- XFN · Xiangyang Liuji Airport86 mi away
- NNY · Nanyang Jiangying Airport103 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DTW from WDS?
The flight distance from Detroit (DTW) to Shiyan (WDS) is 7,190 miles (11,571 km, 6,248 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DTW to WDS?
A nonstop flight takes about 14h 34m 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 WDS?
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