# Distance from Detroit (DTW) to Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk (UUS)

> 9,117 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,117 km / 5,665 mi / 4,923 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 330° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 33° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → Russia
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Europe
- **Time difference**: +14h (When it's 21:10 in Detroit, it's 11:10 in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk)
- **Elevation difference**: 586 ft (UUS is lower 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

### [Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk Airport (UUS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/uus-yuzhno-sakhalinsk-yuzhno-sakhalinsk-airport/1ef266df-e62d-63a0-b242-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Russia
- ICAO: UHSS
- Timezone: Asia/Vladivostok
- Coordinates: 46.890000, 142.720000
- Elevation: 59 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 21:10 in Detroit, it's 11:10 in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk.
With a 14-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)
- [Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk Airport (UUS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/uus-yuzhno-sakhalinsk-yuzhno-sakhalinsk-airport/1ef266df-e62d-63a0-b242-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)