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BIS to DTW: distance & flight time
Bismarck (Bismarck Municipal Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
911 mi
1,466 km · 792 nm
2h 27m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
911 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 27m 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
- 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 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 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 BIS from DTW?
The flight distance from Bismarck (BIS) to Detroit (DTW) is 911 miles (1,466 km, 792 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BIS to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 27m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from BIS to DTW?
Nonstop service on BIS–DTW depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 2h 27m nonstop estimate.
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 DTW?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on BIS–DTW that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some BIS to DTW fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain BIS–DTW tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.