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YDT to DTW: distance & flight time
Boundary Bay (Boundary Bay Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
1,950 mi
3,137 km · 1,694 nm
4h 17m
estimated nonstop flight time
+3h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
1,950 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 17m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 3-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YDT — Boundary Bay Airport · Boundary Bay, Canada
- 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 YDT
- YVR · Vancouver International Airport11 mi away
- CXH · Vancouver Harbour Water Aerodrome16 mi away
- YLY · Langley Airport17 mi away
- YBW · Bedwell Harbour Seaplane Base25 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 YDT from DTW?
The flight distance from Boundary Bay (YDT) to Detroit (DTW) is 1,950 miles (3,137 km, 1,694 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YDT to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 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 Boundary Bay and Detroit?
Detroit is 3 hours ahead of Boundary Bay.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YDT to DTW?
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