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TPJ to DET: distance & flight time
Taplejung (Taplejung Airport) → Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport)
7,581 mi
12,200 km · 6,587 nm
15h 20m
estimated nonstop flight time
-9.7h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
7,581 miles nonstop takes roughly 15h 20m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 9.7-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- TPJ — Taplejung Airport · Taplejung, Nepal
- 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 TPJ
- TMI · Tumling Tar Airport31 mi away
- BHP · Bhojpur Airport42 mi away
- BDP · Bhadrapur Airport59 mi away
- IXB · Bagdogra Airport61 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 TPJ from DET?
The flight distance from Taplejung (TPJ) to Detroit (DET) is 7,581 miles (12,200 km, 6,587 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from TPJ to DET?
A nonstop flight takes about 15h 20m 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 Taplejung and Detroit?
Detroit is 9.7 hours behind Taplejung.
What is the cheapest way to fly from TPJ to DET?
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