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ABH to DTW: distance & flight time
Alpha (Alpha Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
9,322 mi
15,003 km · 8,101 nm
18h 45m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
9,322 miles nonstop takes roughly 18h 45m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- ABH — Alpha Airport · Alpha, Australia
- DTW — Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport · Detroit, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near ABH
- BCI · Barcaldine Airport81 mi away
- CMQ · Clermont Airport89 mi away
- BKQ · Blackall Airport91 mi away
- EMD · Emerald Airport101 mi away
Near DTW
- YIP · Willow Run Airport9 mi away
- ARB · Ann Arbor Municipal Airport20 mi away
- YQG · Windsor Airport21 mi away
- DET · Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport22 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is ABH from DTW?
The flight distance from Alpha (ABH) to Detroit (DTW) is 9,322 miles (15,003 km, 8,101 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ABH to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 18h 45m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from ABH to DTW?
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