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WHU to DTW: distance & flight time
Wuhu (Wuhu Air Base) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
7,167 mi
11,534 km · 6,228 nm
14h 31m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
7,167 miles nonstop takes roughly 14h 31m 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
- WHU — Wuhu Air Base · Wuhu, China
- 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 WHU
- NKG · Nanjing Lukou Airport36 mi away
- JUH · Jiuhuashan Airport62 mi away
- HFE · Hefei Luogang International Airport71 mi away
- CZX · Changzhou Benniu Airport88 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 WHU from DTW?
The flight distance from Wuhu (WHU) to Detroit (DTW) is 7,167 miles (11,534 km, 6,228 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from WHU to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 14h 31m 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 WHU to DTW?
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