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DTW to FRB: distance & flight time
Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport) → Forbes (Forbes Airport)
9,614 mi
15,472 km · 8,354 nm
19h 19m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
9,614 miles nonstop takes roughly 19h 19m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- FRB — Forbes Airport · Forbes, Australia
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 FRB
- PKE · Parkes Airport24 mi away
- CWT · Cowra Airport53 mi away
- WWY · West Wyalong Airport58 mi away
- NGA · Young Airport64 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DTW from FRB?
The flight distance from Detroit (DTW) to Forbes (FRB) is 9,614 miles (15,472 km, 8,354 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DTW to FRB?
A nonstop flight takes about 19h 19m 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 cheapest way to fly from DTW to FRB?
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