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JOK to DTW: distance & flight time
Yoshkar-Ola (Yoshkar-Ola Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
5,040 mi
8,110 km · 4,379 nm
10h 21m
estimated nonstop flight time
-7h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,040 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 21m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 7-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- JOK — Yoshkar-Ola Airport · Yoshkar-Ola, Russia
- 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
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Near JOK
- CSY · Cheboksary Airport47 mi away
- KZN · Kazan International Airport92 mi away
- KVX · Pobedilovo Airport136 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 JOK from DTW?
The flight distance from Yoshkar-Ola (JOK) to Detroit (DTW) is 5,040 miles (8,110 km, 4,379 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from JOK to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 21m 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 Yoshkar-Ola and Detroit?
Detroit is 7 hours behind Yoshkar-Ola.
What is the cheapest way to fly from JOK to DTW?
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