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BHQ to YIP: distance & flight time
Broken Hill (Broken Hill Airport) → Detroit (Willow Run Airport)
9,890 mi
15,917 km · 8,595 nm
19h 52m
estimated nonstop flight time
-13.5h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
9,890 miles nonstop takes roughly 19h 52m 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
- YIP — Willow Run 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 YIP
- DTW · Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport9 mi away
- ARB · Ann Arbor Municipal Airport11 mi away
- DET · Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport29 mi away
- YQG · Windsor Airport30 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BHQ from YIP?
The flight distance from Broken Hill (BHQ) to Detroit (YIP) is 9,890 miles (15,917 km, 8,595 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BHQ to YIP?
A nonstop flight takes about 19h 52m 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 YIP?
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