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DTW to BIS: distance & flight time
Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport) → Bismarck (Bismarck Municipal Airport)
911 mi
1,466 km · 792 nm
2h 27m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
911 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 27m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- DTW — Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport · Detroit, United States
- BIS — Bismarck Municipal Airport · Bismarck, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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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 BIS
- MBG · Mobridge Municipal Airport86 mi away
- DIK · Dickinson Theodore Roosevelt Regional Airport97 mi away
- JMS · Jamestown Regional Airport98 mi away
- MOT · Minot International Airport106 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DTW from BIS?
The flight distance from Detroit (DTW) to Bismarck (BIS) is 911 miles (1,466 km, 792 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DTW to BIS?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 27m 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 Bismarck?
Bismarck is 1 hour behind Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DTW to BIS?
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