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DTW to WUH: distance & flight time
Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport) → Wuhan (Wuhan Tianhe International Airport)
7,271 mi
11,702 km · 6,318 nm
14h 43m
estimated nonstop flight time
+12h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
7,271 miles nonstop takes roughly 14h 43m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- WUH — Wuhan Tianhe International Airport · Wuhan, 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 WUH
- JIU · Jiujiang Lushan Airport131 mi away
- XFN · Xiangyang Liuji Airport147 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DTW from WUH?
The flight distance from Detroit (DTW) to Wuhan (WUH) is 7,271 miles (11,702 km, 6,318 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DTW to WUH?
A nonstop flight takes about 14h 43m 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 Wuhan?
Wuhan is 12 hours ahead of Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DTW to WUH?
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