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BFM to DET: distance & flight time
Mobile (Mobile Downtown Airport) → Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport)
861 mi
1,385 km · 748 nm
2h 20m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
861 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 20m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- BFM — Mobile Downtown Airport · Mobile, United States
- DET — Coleman A. Young Municipal 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 BFM
- MOB · Mobile Regional Airport11 mi away
- GUF · Jack Edwards Airport33 mi away
- NPA · Pensacola Naval Air Station/Forrest Sherman Field48 mi away
- BIX · Keesler Air Force Base53 mi away
Near DET
- DTW · Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport22 mi away
- YQG · Windsor Airport10 mi away
- MTC · Selfridge Air National Guard Base Airport17 mi away
- PTK · Oakland County International Airport27 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BFM from DET?
The flight distance from Mobile (BFM) to Detroit (DET) is 861 miles (1,385 km, 748 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BFM to DET?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 20m 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 time difference between Mobile and Detroit?
Detroit is 1 hour ahead of Mobile.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BFM to DET?
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