# Distance from Detroit (DTW) to Metema (ETE)

> 11,325 km · estimated flight time 14h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 11,325 km / 7,037 mi / 6,115 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 14h
- **Heading**: 60° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 319° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → Ethiopia
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Africa
- **Time difference**: +7h (When it's 06:10 in Detroit, it's 13:10 in Metema)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,005 ft (ETE is higher than DTW)

## Airports

### [Detroit Metro Wayne County Airport (DTW)](https://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

### [Metema Airport (ETE)](https://flightduration.online/airport/ete-metema-metema-airport/1ef266de-ea51-681a-b6fe-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Metema, Ethiopia
- ICAO: HAMM
- Timezone: Africa/Addis_Ababa
- Coordinates: 12.930000, 36.170000
- Elevation: 2,650 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 06:10 in Detroit, it's 13:10 in Metema.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Detroit Metro Wayne County Airport (DTW)](https://flightduration.online/airport/dtw-detroit-detroit-metro-wayne-county-airport/1ef266df-17dd-690a-88d4-06bb2780ed98)
- [Metema Airport (ETE)](https://flightduration.online/airport/ete-metema-metema-airport/1ef266de-ea51-681a-b6fe-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)