# Distance from Bobo Dioulasso (BOY) to Detroit (DTW)

> 8,276 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,276 km / 5,142 mi / 4,469 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 311° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 89° (east)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Burkina Faso) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -4h (When it's 01:19 in Bobo Dioulasso, it's 21:19 in Detroit)
- **Elevation difference**: 866 ft (DTW is lower than BOY)

## Airports

### [Bobo Dioulasso Airport (BOY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/boy-bobo-dioulasso-bobo-dioulasso-airport/1ef266de-b6fb-63bc-9bbe-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
- ICAO: DFOO
- Timezone: Africa/Ouagadougou
- Coordinates: 11.160000, -4.330000
- Elevation: 1,511 ft

### [Detroit Metro Wayne County Airport (DTW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dtw-detroit-detroit-metro-wayne-county-airport/1ef266df-17dd-690a-88d4-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Detroit, United States
- ICAO: KDTW
- Timezone: America/New_York
- Coordinates: 42.210000, -83.350000
- Elevation: 645 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 01:19 in Bobo Dioulasso, it's 21:19 in Detroit.
The 4-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Bobo Dioulasso Airport (BOY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/boy-bobo-dioulasso-bobo-dioulasso-airport/1ef266de-b6fb-63bc-9bbe-06bb2780ed98)
- [Detroit Metro Wayne County Airport (DTW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dtw-detroit-detroit-metro-wayne-county-airport/1ef266df-17dd-690a-88d4-06bb2780ed98)
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