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BHQ to DET: distance & flight time
Broken Hill (Broken Hill Airport) → Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport)
9,917 mi
15,960 km · 8,617 nm
19h 55m
estimated nonstop flight time
-13.5h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
9,917 miles nonstop takes roughly 19h 55m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 13.5-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- BHQ — Broken Hill Airport · Broken Hill, Australia
- 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 BHQ
- WIO · Wilcannia Airport117 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 BHQ from DET?
The flight distance from Broken Hill (BHQ) to Detroit (DET) is 9,917 miles (15,960 km, 8,617 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BHQ to DET?
A nonstop flight takes about 19h 55m 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 Broken Hill and Detroit?
Detroit is 13.5 hours behind Broken Hill.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BHQ to DET?
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