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PKE to DTW: distance & flight time
Parkes (Parkes Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
9,591 mi
15,435 km · 8,334 nm
19h 16m
estimated nonstop flight time
-14h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
9,591 miles nonstop takes roughly 19h 16m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 14-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- PKE — Parkes Airport · Parkes, 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 PKE
- FRB · Forbes Airport24 mi away
- OAG · Orange Airport54 mi away
- CWT · Cowra Airport55 mi away
- QRM · Narromine Airport63 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 PKE from DTW?
The flight distance from Parkes (PKE) to Detroit (DTW) is 9,591 miles (15,435 km, 8,334 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PKE to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 19h 16m 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 Parkes and Detroit?
Detroit is 14 hours behind Parkes.
What is the cheapest way to fly from PKE to DTW?
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