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DET to BMI: distance & flight time
Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport) → Bloomington (Central Illinois Regional Airport at Bloomington-Normal)
334 mi
537 km · 290 nm
1h 21m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
334 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 21m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- DET — Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport · Detroit, United States
- BMI — Central Illinois Regional Airport at Bloomington-Normal · Bloomington, 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 BMI
Frequently asked questions
How far is DET from BMI?
The flight distance from Detroit (DET) to Bloomington (BMI) is 334 miles (537 km, 290 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DET to BMI?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 21m 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 Bloomington?
Bloomington is 1 hour behind Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DET to BMI?
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