# Distance from Anaa Airport (AAA) to Detroit (DTW)

> 9,178 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,178 km / 5,703 mi / 4,956 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 41° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 238° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (French Polynesia) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: +6h (When it's 11:03 in Anaa Airport, it's 17:03 in Detroit)
- **Elevation difference**: 635 ft (DTW is higher than AAA)

## Airports

### [Anaa Airport (AAA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/aaa-anaa-airport/1ef266df-7331-6400-b07c-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Anaa Airport, French Polynesia
- ICAO: NTGA
- Timezone: Pacific/Tahiti
- Coordinates: -17.350000, -145.510000
- Elevation: 10 ft

### [Detroit Metro Wayne County Airport (DTW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dtw-detroit-detroit-metro-wayne-county-airport/1ef266df-17dd-690a-88d4-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Detroit, United States
- ICAO: KDTW
- Timezone: America/New_York
- Coordinates: 42.210000, -83.350000
- Elevation: 645 ft

## Route notes

This is an ultra-long-haul route, one of the longest in aviation. It requires wide-body aircraft with extended range capability such as the Airbus A350-900ULR or Boeing 777-200LR. Passengers should prepare for an extended flight with multiple meal services.

Time-zone information: When it's 11:03 in Anaa Airport, it's 17:03 in Detroit.
With a 6-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Anaa Airport (AAA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/aaa-anaa-airport/1ef266df-7331-6400-b07c-06bb2780ed98)
- [Detroit Metro Wayne County Airport (DTW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dtw-detroit-detroit-metro-wayne-county-airport/1ef266df-17dd-690a-88d4-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)