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HKT to DTW: distance & flight time
Phuket (Phuket International Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
8,958 mi
14,417 km · 7,784 nm
18h 2m
estimated nonstop flight time
-11h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
8,958 miles nonstop takes roughly 18h 2m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 11-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- HKT — Phuket International Airport · Phuket, Thailand
- 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 HKT
- KBV · Krabi Airport46 mi away
- URT · Surat Thani Airport90 mi away
- TST · Trang Airport98 mi away
- NST · Nakhon Si Thammarat Airport115 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 HKT from DTW?
The flight distance from Phuket (HKT) to Detroit (DTW) is 8,958 miles (14,417 km, 7,784 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from HKT to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 18h 2m 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 Phuket and Detroit?
Detroit is 11 hours behind Phuket.
What is the cheapest way to fly from HKT to DTW?
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