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FKS to DTW: distance & flight time
Fukushima (Fukushima Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
6,295 mi
10,130 km · 5,470 nm
12h 49m
estimated nonstop flight time
-13h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
6,295 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 49m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 13-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- FKS — Fukushima Airport · Fukushima, Japan
- DTW — Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport · Detroit, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near FKS
- NRT · Narita International Airport101 mi away
- SDJ · Sendai Airport68 mi away
- IBR · Hyakuri Airport72 mi away
- HND · Tokyo Haneda International Airport121 mi away
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
Frequently asked questions
How far is FKS from DTW?
The flight distance from Fukushima (FKS) to Detroit (DTW) is 6,295 miles (10,130 km, 5,470 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FKS to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 49m 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 Fukushima and Detroit?
Detroit is 13 hours behind Fukushima.
What is the cheapest way to fly from FKS to DTW?
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