# Distance from Catania (CTA) to Detroit (DTW)

> 7,915 km · estimated flight time 10h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 7,915 km / 4,918 mi / 4,274 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 10h
- **Heading**: 309° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 56° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Italy) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → North America
- **Time difference**: -6h (When it's 03:57 in Catania, it's 21:57 in Detroit)
- **Elevation difference**: 606 ft (DTW is higher than CTA)

## Airports

### [Catania / Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cta-catania-catania-fontanarossa-airport/1ef266df-4fc8-6892-b926-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Catania, Italy
- ICAO: LICC
- Timezone: Europe/Rome
- Coordinates: 37.470000, 15.070000
- Elevation: 39 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 03:57 in Catania, it's 21:57 in Detroit.
With a 6-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Catania / Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cta-catania-catania-fontanarossa-airport/1ef266df-4fc8-6892-b926-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)