# Distance from Atauro (AUT) to Detroit (DTW)

> 15,290 km · estimated flight time 19h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,290 km / 9,501 mi / 8,256 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 19h
- **Heading**: 32° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 315° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Timor-Leste) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -13h (When it's 07:16 in Atauro, it's 18:16 in Detroit)
- **Elevation difference**: 616 ft (DTW is higher than AUT)

## Airports

### [Atauro Airport (AUT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/aut-atauro-atauro-airport/1ef266df-ff8d-65c0-b475-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Atauro, Timor-Leste
- ICAO: WPAT
- Timezone: Asia/Dili
- Coordinates: -8.210000, 125.620000
- Elevation: 29 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 07:16 in Atauro, it's 18:16 in Detroit.
With a 13-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Atauro Airport (AUT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/aut-atauro-atauro-airport/1ef266df-ff8d-65c0-b475-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)