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DTW to WIK: distance & flight time
Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport) → Waiheke Island (Waiheke Reeve Airport)
8,390 mi
13,502 km · 7,290 nm
16h 55m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
8,390 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 55m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- WIK — Waiheke Reeve Airport · Waiheke Island, New Zealand
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 WIK
- AMZ · Ardmore Airport16 mi away
- AKL · Auckland International Airport21 mi away
- WTZ · Whitianga Airport33 mi away
- GBZ · Great Barrier Aerodrome45 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DTW from WIK?
The flight distance from Detroit (DTW) to Waiheke Island (WIK) is 8,390 miles (13,502 km, 7,290 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DTW to WIK?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 55m 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 WIK?
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