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YKO to DTW: distance & flight time
Hakkari (Hakkari Yüksekova Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
6,015 mi
9,681 km · 5,227 nm
12h 16m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
6,015 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 16m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- YKO — Hakkari Yüksekova Airport · Hakkari, Turkey
- 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 YKO
- OMH · Urmia Airport46 mi away
- KHY · Khoy Airport73 mi away
- VAN · Van Ferit Melen Airport80 mi away
- EBL · Erbil International Airport92 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 YKO from DTW?
The flight distance from Hakkari (YKO) to Detroit (DTW) is 6,015 miles (9,681 km, 5,227 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YKO to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 16m 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 YKO to DTW?
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