Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
BLT to DET: distance & flight time
Blackwater (Blackwater Airport) → Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport)
9,224 mi
14,844 km · 8,015 nm
18h 33m
estimated nonstop flight time
-14h
time difference · heading northeast
See live BLT→DET fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
9,224 miles nonstop takes roughly 18h 33m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 14-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- BLT — Blackwater Airport · Blackwater, Australia
- 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.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
Near BLT
- EMD · Emerald Airport40 mi away
- DYA · Dysart Airport73 mi away
- CMQ · Clermont Airport95 mi away
- ROK · Rockhampton Airport107 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 BLT from DET?
The flight distance from Blackwater (BLT) to Detroit (DET) is 9,224 miles (14,844 km, 8,015 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BLT to DET?
A nonstop flight takes about 18h 33m 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 Blackwater and Detroit?
Detroit is 14 hours behind Blackwater.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BLT to DET?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on BLT–DET that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.