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BTR to DTW: distance & flight time
Baton Rouge (Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
915 mi
1,473 km · 795 nm
2h 27m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
915 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 27m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- BTR — Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport · Baton Rouge, 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 BTR
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 BTR from DTW?
The flight distance from Baton Rouge (BTR) to Detroit (DTW) is 915 miles (1,473 km, 795 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BTR 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.
What is the time difference between Baton Rouge and Detroit?
Detroit is 1 hour ahead of Baton Rouge.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BTR to DTW?
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