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WGA to DTW: distance & flight time
Wagga Wagga (Wagga Wagga City Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
9,694 mi
15,602 km · 8,424 nm
19h 29m
estimated nonstop flight time
-14h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
9,694 miles nonstop takes roughly 19h 29m 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
- WGA — Wagga Wagga City Airport · Wagga Wagga, 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 WGA
- TUM · Tumut Airport44 mi away
- CMD · Cootamundra Airport49 mi away
- TEM · Temora Airport51 mi away
- NRA · Narrandera 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 WGA from DTW?
The flight distance from Wagga Wagga (WGA) to Detroit (DTW) is 9,694 miles (15,602 km, 8,424 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from WGA to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 19h 29m 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 Wagga Wagga and Detroit?
Detroit is 14 hours behind Wagga Wagga.
What is the cheapest way to fly from WGA to DTW?
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