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DTW to XMN: distance & flight time
Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport) → Xiamen (Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport)
7,625 mi
12,271 km · 6,626 nm
15h 25m
estimated nonstop flight time
+12h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
7,625 miles nonstop takes roughly 15h 25m 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
- XMN — Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport · Xiamen, 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 XMN
- KNH · Kinmen Airport17 mi away
- JJN · Quanzhou Jinjiang International Airport34 mi away
- MZG · Makung Airport116 mi away
- LCX · Longyan Guanzhishan Airport116 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DTW from XMN?
The flight distance from Detroit (DTW) to Xiamen (XMN) is 7,625 miles (12,271 km, 6,626 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DTW to XMN?
A nonstop flight takes about 15h 25m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from DTW to XMN?
Nonstop service on DTW–XMN depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 15h 25m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Detroit and Xiamen?
Xiamen is 12 hours ahead of Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DTW to XMN?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on DTW–XMN that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some DTW to XMN fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain DTW–XMN tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.