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DET to WYA: distance & flight time
Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport) → Whyalla (Whyalla Airport)
10,154 mi
16,341 km · 8,823 nm
20h 23m
estimated nonstop flight time
+13.5h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
10,154 miles nonstop takes roughly 20h 23m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 13.5-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- DET — Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport · Detroit, United States
- WYA — Whyalla Airport · Whyalla, Australia
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 WYA
- PPI · Port Pirie Airport30 mi away
- PUG · Port Augusta Airport40 mi away
- CVC · Cleve Airport74 mi away
- UMR · Woomera Airfield138 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DET from WYA?
The flight distance from Detroit (DET) to Whyalla (WYA) is 10,154 miles (16,341 km, 8,823 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DET to WYA?
A nonstop flight takes about 20h 23m 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 Whyalla?
Whyalla is 13.5 hours ahead of Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DET to WYA?
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