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PYK to DET: distance & flight time
Karaj (Payam International Airport) → Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport)
6,300 mi
10,139 km · 5,475 nm
12h 49m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
6,300 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 49m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- PYK — Payam International Airport · Karaj, Iran
- 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 PYK
- THR · Mehrabad International Airport28 mi away
- IKA · Imam Khomeini International Airport31 mi away
- GZW · Qazvin Airport54 mi away
- NSH · Noshahr Airport71 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 PYK from DET?
The flight distance from Karaj (PYK) to Detroit (DET) is 6,300 miles (10,139 km, 5,475 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PYK to DET?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 49m 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 cheapest way to fly from PYK to DET?
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