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YIW to DTW: distance & flight time
Yiwu (Yiwu Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
7,273 mi
11,705 km · 6,320 nm
14h 44m
estimated nonstop flight time
-12h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
7,273 miles nonstop takes roughly 14h 44m 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
- YIW — Yiwu Airport · Yiwu, 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 YIW
- HGH · Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport66 mi away
- JUZ · Quzhou Airport73 mi away
- NGB · Ningbo Lishe International Airport92 mi away
- HYN · Huangyan Luqiao Airport100 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 YIW from DTW?
The flight distance from Yiwu (YIW) to Detroit (DTW) is 7,273 miles (11,705 km, 6,320 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YIW to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 14h 44m 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 Yiwu and Detroit?
Detroit is 12 hours behind Yiwu.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YIW to DTW?
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