Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
TGA to DTW: distance & flight time
Tengah (Tengah Air Base) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
9,392 mi
15,115 km · 8,162 nm
18h 53m
estimated nonstop flight time
-12h
time difference · heading north
See live TGA→DTW fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
9,392 miles nonstop takes roughly 18h 53m 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
- 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.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
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 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 TGA from DTW?
The flight distance from Tengah (TGA) to Detroit (DTW) is 9,392 miles (15,115 km, 8,162 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from TGA to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 18h 53m 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 DTW?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on TGA–DTW that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.