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BLT to DTW: distance & flight time
Blackwater (Blackwater Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
9,208 mi
14,818 km · 8,001 nm
18h 31m
estimated nonstop flight time
-14h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
9,208 miles nonstop takes roughly 18h 31m 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
- 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 BLT
- EMD · Emerald Airport40 mi away
- DYA · Dysart Airport73 mi away
- CMQ · Clermont Airport95 mi away
- ROK · Rockhampton Airport107 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 BLT from DTW?
The flight distance from Blackwater (BLT) to Detroit (DTW) is 9,208 miles (14,818 km, 8,001 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BLT to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 18h 31m 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 DTW?
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