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GAJ to DTW: distance & flight time
Yamagata (Yamagata Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
6,226 mi
10,020 km · 5,410 nm
12h 40m
estimated nonstop flight time
-13h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
6,226 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 40m 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
- GAJ — Yamagata Airport · Yamagata, 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 GAJ
- SDJ · Sendai Airport35 mi away
- SYO · Shonai Airport42 mi away
- KIJ · Niigata Airport75 mi away
- HNA · Hanamaki Airport81 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 GAJ from DTW?
The flight distance from Yamagata (GAJ) to Detroit (DTW) is 6,226 miles (10,020 km, 5,410 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GAJ to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 40m 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 Yamagata and Detroit?
Detroit is 13 hours behind Yamagata.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GAJ to DTW?
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