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YSQ to DTW: distance & flight time
Songyuan (Songyuan Chaganhu Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
6,174 mi
9,936 km · 5,365 nm
12h 34m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
6,174 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 34m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- YSQ — Songyuan Chaganhu Airport · Songyuan, 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 YSQ
- DBC · Baicheng Chang'an Airport84 mi away
- CGQ · Longjia Airport86 mi away
- HRB · Taiping Airport95 mi away
- DQA · Saertu Airport128 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 YSQ from DTW?
The flight distance from Songyuan (YSQ) to Detroit (DTW) is 6,174 miles (9,936 km, 5,365 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YSQ to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 34m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from YSQ to DTW?
Nonstop service on YSQ–DTW depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 12h 34m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YSQ to DTW?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on YSQ–DTW that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some YSQ to DTW fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain YSQ–DTW tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.