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KWL to DET: distance & flight time
Guilin (Guilin Liangjiang International Airport) → Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport)
7,691 mi
12,377 km · 6,683 nm
15h 33m
estimated nonstop flight time
-12h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
7,691 miles nonstop takes roughly 15h 33m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 12-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- KWL — Guilin Liangjiang International Airport · Guilin, China
- 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 KWL
- LZH · Liuzhou Bailian Airport81 mi away
- HZH · Liping Airport94 mi away
- WGN · Shaoyang Wugang Airport116 mi away
- LLF · Lingling Airport125 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 KWL from DET?
The flight distance from Guilin (KWL) to Detroit (DET) is 7,691 miles (12,377 km, 6,683 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from KWL to DET?
A nonstop flight takes about 15h 33m 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 Guilin and Detroit?
Detroit is 12 hours behind Guilin.
What is the cheapest way to fly from KWL to DET?
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