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TJB to DET: distance & flight time
Tanjung Balai Karimun (Sei Bati Airport) → Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport)
9,407 mi
15,140 km · 8,175 nm
18h 55m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
9,407 miles nonstop takes roughly 18h 55m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- TJB — Sei Bati Airport · Tanjung Balai Karimun, Indonesia
- 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 TJB
- SIN · Singapore Changi Airport46 mi away
- TGA · Tengah Air Base32 mi away
- XSP · Seletar Airport41 mi away
- QPG · Paya Lebar Air Base42 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 TJB from DET?
The flight distance from Tanjung Balai Karimun (TJB) to Detroit (DET) is 9,407 miles (15,140 km, 8,175 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from TJB to DET?
A nonstop flight takes about 18h 55m 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 TJB to DET?
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