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BWU to DET: distance & flight time
Sydney (Sydney Bankstown Airport) → Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport)
9,496 mi
15,282 km · 8,252 nm
19h 5m
estimated nonstop flight time
-14h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
9,496 miles nonstop takes roughly 19h 5m 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
- BWU — Sydney Bankstown Airport · Sydney, 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.
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Near BWU
- SYD · Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport11 mi away
- CDU · Camden Airport19 mi away
- XRH · RAAF Base Richmond25 mi away
- WOL · Wollongong Airport45 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 BWU from DET?
The flight distance from Sydney (BWU) to Detroit (DET) is 9,496 miles (15,282 km, 8,252 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BWU to DET?
A nonstop flight takes about 19h 5m 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 Sydney and Detroit?
Detroit is 14 hours behind Sydney.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BWU to DET?
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