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NJA to DTW: distance & flight time
Atsugi (Atsugi Naval Air Facility) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
6,428 mi
10,345 km · 5,586 nm
13h 4m
estimated nonstop flight time
-13h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
6,428 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 4m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 13-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- NJA — Atsugi Naval Air Facility · Atsugi, Japan
- 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 NJA
- HND · Tokyo Haneda International Airport20 mi away
- NRT · Narita International Airport57 mi away
- OKO · Yokota Air Base21 mi away
- OIM · Oshima Airport47 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 NJA from DTW?
The flight distance from Atsugi (NJA) to Detroit (DTW) is 6,428 miles (10,345 km, 5,586 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from NJA to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 4m 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 Atsugi and Detroit?
Detroit is 13 hours behind Atsugi.
What is the cheapest way to fly from NJA to DTW?
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