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WIR to DTW: distance & flight time
Wairoa (Wairoa Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
8,362 mi
13,457 km · 7,266 nm
16h 52m
estimated nonstop flight time
-16h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
8,362 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 52m 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
- 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 WIR
- GIS · Gisborne Airport39 mi away
- NPE · Hawke's Bay Airport43 mi away
- TUO · Taupo Airport74 mi away
- WHK · Whakatane Airport80 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 WIR from DTW?
The flight distance from Wairoa (WIR) to Detroit (DTW) is 8,362 miles (13,457 km, 7,266 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from WIR to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 52m 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 DTW?
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