# Distance from Detroit (DTW) to Gode (GDE)

> 12,444 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,444 km / 7,732 mi / 6,719 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 59° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 320° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → Ethiopia
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Africa
- **Time difference**: +7h (When it's 22:31 in Detroit, it's 05:31 in Gode)
- **Elevation difference**: 189 ft (GDE is higher than DTW)

## Airports

### [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

### [Gode Airport (GDE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gde-gode-gode-airport/1ef266de-ea19-6f3c-a914-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Gode, Ethiopia
- ICAO: HAGO
- Timezone: Africa/Addis_Ababa
- Coordinates: 5.940000, 43.580000
- Elevation: 834 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 22:31 in Detroit, it's 05:31 in Gode.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Detroit Metro Wayne County Airport (DTW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dtw-detroit-detroit-metro-wayne-county-airport/1ef266df-17dd-690a-88d4-06bb2780ed98)
- [Gode Airport (GDE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gde-gode-gode-airport/1ef266de-ea19-6f3c-a914-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)