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GLU to DTW: distance & flight time
Gelephu (Gelephu Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
7,646 mi
12,306 km · 6,645 nm
15h 28m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
7,646 miles nonstop takes roughly 15h 28m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- GLU — Gelephu Airport · Gelephu, Bhutan
- 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 GLU
- BUT · Bathpalathang Airport50 mi away
- COH · Cooch Behar Airport73 mi away
- PBH · Paro Airport73 mi away
- GAU · Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport88 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 GLU from DTW?
The flight distance from Gelephu (GLU) to Detroit (DTW) is 7,646 miles (12,306 km, 6,645 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GLU to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 15h 28m 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 cheapest way to fly from GLU to DTW?
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