# Distance from Atambua-Timor Island (ABU) to Detroit (DTW)

> 15,412 km · estimated flight time 19h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,412 km / 9,577 mi / 8,322 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 19h
- **Heading**: 32° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 315° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Indonesia) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -12h (When it's 20:46 in Atambua-Timor Island, it's 08:46 in Detroit)
- **Elevation difference**: 382 ft (DTW is lower than ABU)

## Airports

### [Haliwen Airport (ABU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/abu-atambua-timor-island-haliwen-airport/1ef266df-ffb2-6082-b75a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Atambua-Timor Island, Indonesia
- ICAO: WRKA
- Timezone: Asia/Makassar
- Coordinates: -9.070000, 124.910000
- Elevation: 1,027 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 20:46 in Atambua-Timor Island, it's 08:46 in Detroit.
With a 12-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Haliwen Airport (ABU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/abu-atambua-timor-island-haliwen-airport/1ef266df-ffb2-6082-b75a-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)