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DTW to BBC: distance & flight time
Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport) → Bay City (Bay City Municipal Airport)
1,151 mi
1,852 km · 1,000 nm
2h 58m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
1,151 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 58m gate to gate, flying southwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- DTW — Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport · Detroit, United States
- BBC — Bay City Municipal Airport · Bay City, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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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
Near BBC
- LJN · Texas Gulf Coast Regional Airport26 mi away
- PSX · Palacios Municipal Airport29 mi away
- IAH · George Bush Intercontinental Houston Airport77 mi away
- SGR · Sugar Land Regional Airport47 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DTW from BBC?
The flight distance from Detroit (DTW) to Bay City (BBC) is 1,151 miles (1,852 km, 1,000 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DTW to BBC?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 58m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from DTW to BBC?
Nonstop service on DTW–BBC depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 2h 58m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DTW to BBC?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on DTW–BBC that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some DTW to BBC fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain DTW–BBC tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.