# Distance from Chicken (CKX) to Detroit (DTW)

> 4,379 km · estimated flight time 6h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 4,379 km / 2,721 mi / 2,364 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 6h
- **Heading**: 95° (east)
- **Return heading**: 324° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: Domestic (United States)
- **Time difference**: +4h (When it's 21:35 in Chicken, it's 01:35 in Detroit)
- **Elevation difference**: 995 ft (DTW is lower than CKX)

## Airports

### [Chicken Airport (CKX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ckx-chicken-chicken-airport/1ef266df-1424-6b06-966c-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Chicken, United States
- ICAO: KCKX
- Timezone: America/Anchorage
- Coordinates: 64.070000, -141.950000
- Elevation: 1,640 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 a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 21:35 in Chicken, it's 01:35 in Detroit.
The 4-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Chicken Airport (CKX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ckx-chicken-chicken-airport/1ef266df-1424-6b06-966c-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)