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TRG to DTW: distance & flight time
Tauranga (Tauranga Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
8,369 mi
13,469 km · 7,273 nm
16h 53m
estimated nonstop flight time
-16h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
8,369 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 53m 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
- 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.
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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 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 TRG from DTW?
The flight distance from Tauranga (TRG) to Detroit (DTW) is 8,369 miles (13,469 km, 7,273 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from TRG to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 53m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from TRG to DTW?
Nonstop service on TRG–DTW depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 16h 53m nonstop estimate.
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 DTW?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on TRG–DTW that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some TRG to DTW fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain TRG–DTW tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.