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DET to BLI: distance & flight time
Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport) → Bellingham (Bellingham International Airport)
1,938 mi
3,119 km · 1,684 nm
4h 16m
estimated nonstop flight time
-3h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
1,938 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 16m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 3-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- DET — Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport · Detroit, United States
- BLI — Bellingham International Airport · Bellingham, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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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
Near BLI
- YVR · Vancouver International Airport40 mi away
- YXX · Abbotsford Airport18 mi away
- ESD · Orcas Island Airport18 mi away
- YLY · Langley Airport22 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DET from BLI?
The flight distance from Detroit (DET) to Bellingham (BLI) is 1,938 miles (3,119 km, 1,684 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DET to BLI?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 16m 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 Detroit and Bellingham?
Bellingham is 3 hours behind Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DET to BLI?
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