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SWU to DTW: distance & flight time
Suwon (Suwon Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
6,624 mi
10,660 km · 5,756 nm
13h 27m
estimated nonstop flight time
-13h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
6,624 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 27m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- SWU — Suwon Airport · Suwon, South Korea
- 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 SWU
- ICN · Incheon International Airport34 mi away
- OSN · Osan Air Base10 mi away
- SSN · Seoul Air Base (K-16)15 mi away
- GMP · Gimpo International Airport25 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 SWU from DTW?
The flight distance from Suwon (SWU) to Detroit (DTW) is 6,624 miles (10,660 km, 5,756 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SWU to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 27m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from SWU to DTW?
Nonstop service on SWU–DTW depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 13h 27m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Suwon and Detroit?
Detroit is 13 hours behind Suwon.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SWU to DTW?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SWU–DTW that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SWU to DTW fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SWU–DTW tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.