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KCT to DET: distance & flight time
Koggala (Koggala Airport) → Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport)
8,932 mi
14,375 km · 7,762 nm
17h 59m
estimated nonstop flight time
-9.5h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
8,932 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 59m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 9.5-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- KCT — Koggala Airport · Koggala, Sri Lanka
- DET — Coleman A. Young Municipal 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 KCT
- HRI · Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport59 mi away
- RML · Colombo Ratmalana Airport65 mi away
- WRZ · Weerawila Airport65 mi away
- CMB · Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport87 mi away
Near DET
- DTW · Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport22 mi away
- YQG · Windsor Airport10 mi away
- MTC · Selfridge Air National Guard Base Airport17 mi away
- PTK · Oakland County International Airport27 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is KCT from DET?
The flight distance from Koggala (KCT) to Detroit (DET) is 8,932 miles (14,375 km, 7,762 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from KCT to DET?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 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 Koggala and Detroit?
Detroit is 9.5 hours behind Koggala.
What is the cheapest way to fly from KCT to DET?
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