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WSY to DET: distance & flight time
Airlie Beach (Whitsunday Island Airport) → Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport)
9,084 mi
14,620 km · 7,894 nm
18h 17m
estimated nonstop flight time
-14h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
9,084 miles nonstop takes roughly 18h 17m 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
- WSY — Whitsunday Island Airport · Airlie Beach, Australia
- DET — Coleman A. Young Municipal 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 WSY
- JHQ · Shute Harbour Airport0 mi away
- HTI · Hamilton Island Airport14 mi away
- PPP · Proserpine Whitsunday Coast Airport20 mi away
- ZBO · Bowen Airport39 mi away
Near DET
- DTW · Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport22 mi away
- YQG · Windsor Airport10 mi away
- MTC · Selfridge Air National Guard Base Airport17 mi away
- PTK · Oakland County International Airport27 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is WSY from DET?
The flight distance from Airlie Beach (WSY) to Detroit (DET) is 9,084 miles (14,620 km, 7,894 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from WSY to DET?
A nonstop flight takes about 18h 17m 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 Airlie Beach and Detroit?
Detroit is 14 hours behind Airlie Beach.
What is the cheapest way to fly from WSY to DET?
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