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TGA to DET: distance & flight time
Tengah (Tengah Air Base) → Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport)
9,382 mi
15,099 km · 8,153 nm
18h 52m
estimated nonstop flight time
-12h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
9,382 miles nonstop takes roughly 18h 52m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 12-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- TGA — Tengah Air Base · Tengah, Singapore
- 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 TGA
- SIN · Singapore Changi Airport20 mi away
- XSP · Seletar Airport11 mi away
- QPG · Paya Lebar Air Base14 mi away
- JHB · Senai International Airport18 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 TGA from DET?
The flight distance from Tengah (TGA) to Detroit (DET) is 9,382 miles (15,099 km, 8,153 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from TGA to DET?
A nonstop flight takes about 18h 52m 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 Tengah and Detroit?
Detroit is 12 hours behind Tengah.
What is the cheapest way to fly from TGA to DET?
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