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WMB to DTW: distance & flight time
Warrnambool (Warrnambool Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
10,036 mi
16,151 km · 8,721 nm
20h 9m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
10,036 miles nonstop takes roughly 20h 9m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- WMB — Warrnambool Airport · Warrnambool, 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 WMB
- HLT · Hamilton Airport49 mi away
- PTJ · Portland Airport53 mi away
- ARY · Ararat Airport74 mi away
- SWC · Stawell Airport86 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 WMB from DTW?
The flight distance from Warrnambool (WMB) to Detroit (DTW) is 10,036 miles (16,151 km, 8,721 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from WMB to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 20h 9m 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 cheapest way to fly from WMB to DTW?
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