Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
HIJ to DTW: distance & flight time
Hiroshima (Hiroshima Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
6,665 mi
10,726 km · 5,792 nm
13h 32m
estimated nonstop flight time
-13h
time difference · heading northeast
See live HIJ→DTW fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
6,665 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 32m 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
- HIJ — Hiroshima Airport · Hiroshima, 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.
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 HIJ
- HIW · Hiroshimanishi Airport29 mi away
- MYJ · Matsuyama Airport44 mi away
- IWK · Iwakuni Marine Corps Air Station44 mi away
- OKJ · Okayama Airport58 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 HIJ from DTW?
The flight distance from Hiroshima (HIJ) to Detroit (DTW) is 6,665 miles (10,726 km, 5,792 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from HIJ to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 32m 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 Hiroshima and Detroit?
Detroit is 13 hours behind Hiroshima.
What is the cheapest way to fly from HIJ to DTW?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on HIJ–DTW that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.