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LIW to DTW: distance & flight time
Loikaw (Loikaw Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
8,160 mi
13,131 km · 7,090 nm
16h 28m
estimated nonstop flight time
-10.5h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
8,160 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 28m 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
- LIW — Loikaw Airport · Loikaw, Burma
- 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 LIW
- HGN · Mae Hong Son Airport56 mi away
- NYT · Naypyidaw Airport66 mi away
- HEH · Heho Airport78 mi away
- PYY · Mae Hong Son Airport83 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 LIW from DTW?
The flight distance from Loikaw (LIW) to Detroit (DTW) is 8,160 miles (13,131 km, 7,090 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LIW to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 28m 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 Loikaw and Detroit?
Detroit is 10.5 hours behind Loikaw.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LIW to DTW?
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