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WDS to DET: distance & flight time
Shiyan (Shiyan Wudangshan Airport) → Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport)
7,180 mi
11,555 km · 6,239 nm
14h 33m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
7,180 miles nonstop takes roughly 14h 33m 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
- WDS — Shiyan Wudangshan Airport · Shiyan, China
- 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 WDS
- LHK · Guangzhou MR Air Base48 mi away
- HPG · Shennongjia Hongping Airport75 mi away
- XFN · Xiangyang Liuji Airport86 mi away
- NNY · Nanyang Jiangying Airport103 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 WDS from DET?
The flight distance from Shiyan (WDS) to Detroit (DET) is 7,180 miles (11,555 km, 6,239 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from WDS to DET?
A nonstop flight takes about 14h 33m 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 WDS to DET?
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