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TRG to DET: distance & flight time
Tauranga (Tauranga Airport) → Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport)
8,391 mi
13,504 km · 7,291 nm
16h 55m
estimated nonstop flight time
-16h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
8,391 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 55m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 16-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- TRG — Tauranga Airport · Tauranga, New Zealand
- 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 TRG
- ROT · Rotorua Regional Airport31 mi away
- WHK · Whakatane Airport43 mi away
- HLZ · Hamilton International Airport49 mi away
- WTZ · Whitianga Airport65 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 TRG from DET?
The flight distance from Tauranga (TRG) to Detroit (DET) is 8,391 miles (13,504 km, 7,291 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from TRG to DET?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 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 time difference between Tauranga and Detroit?
Detroit is 16 hours behind Tauranga.
What is the cheapest way to fly from TRG to DET?
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