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OLP to DTW: distance & flight time
Olympic Dam (Olympic Dam Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
10,081 mi
16,224 km · 8,760 nm
20h 14m
estimated nonstop flight time
-13.5h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
10,081 miles nonstop takes roughly 20h 14m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- OLP — Olympic Dam Airport · Olympic Dam, 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 OLP
- UMR · Woomera Airfield46 mi away
- LGH · Leigh Creek Airport93 mi away
- PXH · Prominent Hill Airport97 mi away
- DLK · Dulkaninna Airport140 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 OLP from DTW?
The flight distance from Olympic Dam (OLP) to Detroit (DTW) is 10,081 miles (16,224 km, 8,760 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from OLP to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 20h 14m 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 Olympic Dam and Detroit?
Detroit is 13.5 hours behind Olympic Dam.
What is the cheapest way to fly from OLP to DTW?
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