Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
DTW to YNJ: distance & flight time
Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport) → Yanji (Yanji Chaoyangchuan Airport)
6,214 mi
10,001 km · 5,400 nm
12h 39m
estimated nonstop flight time
+12h
time difference · heading northwest
See live DTW→YNJ fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
6,214 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 39m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- YNJ — Yanji Chaoyangchuan Airport · Yanji, China
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
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 YNJ
- RGO · Orang Airport101 mi away
- NBS · Changbaishan Airport110 mi away
- MDG · Mudanjiang Hailang International Airport114 mi away
- VVO · Vladivostok International Airport141 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DTW from YNJ?
The flight distance from Detroit (DTW) to Yanji (YNJ) is 6,214 miles (10,001 km, 5,400 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DTW to YNJ?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 39m 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 Yanji?
Yanji is 12 hours ahead of Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DTW to YNJ?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on DTW–YNJ that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.