# Distance from Amritsar (ATQ) to Detroit (DTW)

> 11,497 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 11,497 km / 7,144 mi / 6,208 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 344° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 19° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (India) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -9.5h (When it's 03:56 in Amritsar, it's 18:26 in Detroit)
- **Elevation difference**: 111 ft (DTW is lower than ATQ)

## Airports

### [Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport Amritsar (ATQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/atq-amritsar-sri-guru-ram-dass-jee-international-airport-amritsar/1ef266df-f1c9-638a-ac26-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Amritsar, India
- ICAO: VIAR
- Timezone: Asia/Kolkata
- Coordinates: 31.710000, 74.800000
- Elevation: 756 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 03:56 in Amritsar, it's 18:26 in Detroit.
With a 9.5-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport Amritsar (ATQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/atq-amritsar-sri-guru-ram-dass-jee-international-airport-amritsar/1ef266df-f1c9-638a-ac26-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)