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JAA to DTW: distance & flight time
Jalalabad (Jalalabad Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
6,891 mi
11,089 km · 5,988 nm
13h 59m
estimated nonstop flight time
-8.5h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
6,891 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 59m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 8.5-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- JAA — Jalalabad Airport · Jalalabad, Afghanistan
- 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 JAA
- PAJ · Parachinar Airport42 mi away
- PEW · Peshawar International Airport64 mi away
- KBL · Hamid Karzai International Airport74 mi away
- OAI · Bagram Air Base80 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 JAA from DTW?
The flight distance from Jalalabad (JAA) to Detroit (DTW) is 6,891 miles (11,089 km, 5,988 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from JAA to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 59m 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 Jalalabad and Detroit?
Detroit is 8.5 hours behind Jalalabad.
What is the cheapest way to fly from JAA to DTW?
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