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BIS to DET: distance & flight time
Bismarck (Bismarck Municipal Airport) → Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport)
921 mi
1,482 km · 800 nm
2h 28m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
921 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 28m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- BIS — Bismarck Municipal Airport · Bismarck, 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 BIS
- MBG · Mobridge Municipal Airport86 mi away
- DIK · Dickinson Theodore Roosevelt Regional Airport97 mi away
- JMS · Jamestown Regional Airport98 mi away
- MOT · Minot International Airport106 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 BIS from DET?
The flight distance from Bismarck (BIS) to Detroit (DET) is 921 miles (1,482 km, 800 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BIS to DET?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 28m 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 Bismarck and Detroit?
Detroit is 1 hour ahead of Bismarck.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BIS to DET?
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