Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
UTP to DTW: distance & flight time
Pattaya (U-Tapao International Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
8,634 mi
13,895 km · 7,503 nm
17h 24m
estimated nonstop flight time
-11h
time difference · heading north
See live UTP→DTW fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
8,634 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 24m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 11-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- UTP — U-Tapao International Airport · Pattaya, Thailand
- 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 UTP
- HHQ · Hua Hin Airport71 mi away
- BKK · Suvarnabhumi Airport71 mi away
- DMK · Don Mueang International Airport89 mi away
- TDX · Trat Airport93 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 UTP from DTW?
The flight distance from Pattaya (UTP) to Detroit (DTW) is 8,634 miles (13,895 km, 7,503 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from UTP to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 24m 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 Pattaya and Detroit?
Detroit is 11 hours behind Pattaya.
What is the cheapest way to fly from UTP to DTW?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on UTP–DTW that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.