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PPQ to DTW: distance & flight time
Paraparaumu (Paraparaumu Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
8,538 mi
13,741 km · 7,420 nm
17h 13m
estimated nonstop flight time
-16h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
8,538 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 13m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 16-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- PPQ — Paraparaumu Airport · Paraparaumu, New Zealand
- 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 PPQ
- WLG · Wellington International Airport31 mi away
- MRO · Hood Airport34 mi away
- PMR · Palmerston North Airport52 mi away
- OHA · RNZAF Base Ohakea53 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 PPQ from DTW?
The flight distance from Paraparaumu (PPQ) to Detroit (DTW) is 8,538 miles (13,741 km, 7,420 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PPQ to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 13m 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 Paraparaumu and Detroit?
Detroit is 16 hours behind Paraparaumu.
What is the cheapest way to fly from PPQ to DTW?
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