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PLO to DTW: distance & flight time
Port Lincoln (Port Lincoln Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
10,269 mi
16,526 km · 8,924 nm
20h 36m
estimated nonstop flight time
-13.5h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
10,269 miles nonstop takes roughly 20h 36m 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
- PLO — Port Lincoln Airport · Port Lincoln, 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 PLO
- CVC · Cleve Airport71 mi away
- KGC · Kingscote Airport120 mi away
- WYA · Whyalla Airport142 mi away
- PEA · Penneshaw Airport142 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 PLO from DTW?
The flight distance from Port Lincoln (PLO) to Detroit (DTW) is 10,269 miles (16,526 km, 8,924 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PLO to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 20h 36m 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 Port Lincoln and Detroit?
Detroit is 13.5 hours behind Port Lincoln.
What is the cheapest way to fly from PLO to DTW?
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