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YNT to DTW: distance & flight time
Yantai (Yantai Laishan Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
6,720 mi
10,815 km · 5,839 nm
13h 39m
estimated nonstop flight time
-12h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
6,720 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 39m 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
- YNT — Yantai Laishan Airport · Yantai, 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 YNT
- WEH · Weihai Airport49 mi away
- TAO · Liuting Airport96 mi away
- DLC · Zhoushuizi Airport108 mi away
- WEF · Weifang Airport135 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 YNT from DTW?
The flight distance from Yantai (YNT) to Detroit (DTW) is 6,720 miles (10,815 km, 5,839 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YNT to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 39m 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 Yantai and Detroit?
Detroit is 12 hours behind Yantai.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YNT to DTW?
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