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WIR to DET: distance & flight time
Wairoa (Wairoa Airport) → Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport)
8,383 mi
13,492 km · 7,285 nm
16h 54m
estimated nonstop flight time
-16h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
8,383 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 54m 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
- WIR — Wairoa Airport · Wairoa, New Zealand
- 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 WIR
- GIS · Gisborne Airport39 mi away
- NPE · Hawke's Bay Airport43 mi away
- TUO · Taupo Airport74 mi away
- WHK · Whakatane Airport80 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 WIR from DET?
The flight distance from Wairoa (WIR) to Detroit (DET) is 8,383 miles (13,492 km, 7,285 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from WIR to DET?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 54m 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 Wairoa and Detroit?
Detroit is 16 hours behind Wairoa.
What is the cheapest way to fly from WIR to DET?
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