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BIU to DET: distance & flight time
Bildudalur (Bildudalur Airport) → Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport)
2,745 mi
4,417 km · 2,385 nm
5h 51m
estimated nonstop flight time
-4h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
2,745 miles nonstop takes roughly 5h 51m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 4-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- BIU — Bildudalur Airport · Bildudalur, Iceland
- 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 BIU
- PFJ · Patreksfjörður Airport13 mi away
- IFJ · Ísafjörður Airport31 mi away
- GUU · Grundarfjörður Airport46 mi away
- GJR · Gjögur Airport67 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 BIU from DET?
The flight distance from Bildudalur (BIU) to Detroit (DET) is 2,745 miles (4,417 km, 2,385 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BIU to DET?
A nonstop flight takes about 5h 51m 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 Bildudalur and Detroit?
Detroit is 4 hours behind Bildudalur.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BIU to DET?
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