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PRH to DTW: distance & flight time
Phrae (Phrae Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
8,261 mi
13,295 km · 7,179 nm
16h 40m
estimated nonstop flight time
-11h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
8,261 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 40m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 11-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- PRH — Phrae Airport · Phrae, Thailand
- 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 PRH
- LPT · Lampang Airport44 mi away
- NNT · Nan Airport62 mi away
- THS · Sukhothai Airport66 mi away
- CNX · Chiang Mai International Airport90 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 PRH from DTW?
The flight distance from Phrae (PRH) to Detroit (DTW) is 8,261 miles (13,295 km, 7,179 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PRH to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 40m 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 Phrae and Detroit?
Detroit is 11 hours behind Phrae.
What is the cheapest way to fly from PRH to DTW?
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