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GYU to DTW: distance & flight time
Guyuan (Guyuan Liupanshan Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
6,994 mi
11,255 km · 6,077 nm
14h 11m
estimated nonstop flight time
-12h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
6,994 miles nonstop takes roughly 14h 11m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 12-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- GYU — Guyuan Liupanshan Airport · Guyuan, China
- 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 GYU
- IQN · Qingyang Airport80 mi away
- THQ · Tianshui Maijishan Airport107 mi away
- ZHY · Zhongwei Shapotou Airport119 mi away
- LHW · Lanzhou Zhongchuan Airport148 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 GYU from DTW?
The flight distance from Guyuan (GYU) to Detroit (DTW) is 6,994 miles (11,255 km, 6,077 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GYU to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 14h 11m 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 Guyuan and Detroit?
Detroit is 12 hours behind Guyuan.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GYU to DTW?
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