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BLQ to DTW: distance & flight time
Bologna (Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
4,465 mi
7,186 km · 3,880 nm
9h 13m
estimated nonstop flight time
-6h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
4,465 miles nonstop takes roughly 9h 13m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 6-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- BLQ — Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport · Bologna, Italy
- 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 BLQ
- FRL · Forlì Airport45 mi away
- FLR · Peretola Airport50 mi away
- PMF · Parma Airport53 mi away
- VRN · Verona Villafranca Airport63 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 BLQ from DTW?
The flight distance from Bologna (BLQ) to Detroit (DTW) is 4,465 miles (7,186 km, 3,880 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BLQ to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 9h 13m 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 Bologna and Detroit?
Detroit is 6 hours behind Bologna.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BLQ to DTW?
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