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KET to YIP: distance & flight time
Kengtung (Kengtung Airport) → Detroit (Willow Run Airport)
8,042 mi
12,942 km · 6,988 nm
16h 14m
estimated nonstop flight time
-10.5h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
8,042 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 14m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 10.5-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- KET — Kengtung Airport · Kengtung, Burma
- YIP — Willow Run 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 KET
- MOG · Mong Hsat Airport59 mi away
- THL · Tachileik Airport60 mi away
- JMJ · Lancang Jingmai Airport78 mi away
- JHG · Xishuangbanna Gasa Airport86 mi away
Near YIP
- DTW · Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport9 mi away
- ARB · Ann Arbor Municipal Airport11 mi away
- DET · Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport29 mi away
- YQG · Windsor Airport30 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is KET from YIP?
The flight distance from Kengtung (KET) to Detroit (YIP) is 8,042 miles (12,942 km, 6,988 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from KET to YIP?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 14m 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 Kengtung and Detroit?
Detroit is 10.5 hours behind Kengtung.
What is the cheapest way to fly from KET to YIP?
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