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MGB to DTW: distance & flight time
Mount Gambier (Mount Gambier Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
10,106 mi
16,264 km · 8,782 nm
20h 17m
estimated nonstop flight time
-13.5h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
10,106 miles nonstop takes roughly 20h 17m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 13.5-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- MGB — Mount Gambier Airport · Mount Gambier, Australia
- DTW — Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport · Detroit, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near MGB
- NAC · Naracoorte Airport53 mi away
- PTJ · Portland Airport54 mi away
- HLT · Hamilton Airport70 mi away
- WMB · Warrnambool Airport98 mi away
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
Frequently asked questions
How far is MGB from DTW?
The flight distance from Mount Gambier (MGB) to Detroit (DTW) is 10,106 miles (16,264 km, 8,782 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MGB to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 20h 17m 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 Mount Gambier and Detroit?
Detroit is 13.5 hours behind Mount Gambier.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MGB to DTW?
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