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WEH to DET: distance & flight time
Weihai (Weihai Airport) → Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport)
6,712 mi
10,802 km · 5,833 nm
13h 38m
estimated nonstop flight time
-12h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
6,712 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 38m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 12-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- WEH — Weihai Airport · Weihai, 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 WEH
- YNT · Yantai Laishan Airport49 mi away
- TAO · Liuting Airport121 mi away
- DLC · Zhoushuizi Airport128 mi away
- CNI · Changhai Airport146 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 WEH from DET?
The flight distance from Weihai (WEH) to Detroit (DET) is 6,712 miles (10,802 km, 5,833 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from WEH to DET?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 38m 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 Weihai and Detroit?
Detroit is 12 hours behind Weihai.
What is the cheapest way to fly from WEH to DET?
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