# Distance from Batuna Mission Station (BPF) to Detroit (DTW)

> 12,980 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,980 km / 8,065 mi / 7,009 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 47° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 283° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Solomon Islands) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -15h (When it's 09:33 in Batuna Mission Station, it's 18:33 in Detroit)
- **Elevation difference**: 621 ft (DTW is higher than BPF)

## Airports

### [Batuna Aerodrome (BPF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bpf-batuna-mission-station-batuna-aerodrome/1ef266de-9843-6712-b6b6-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Batuna Mission Station, Solomon Islands
- ICAO: AGBT
- Timezone: Pacific/Guadalcanal
- Coordinates: -8.560000, 158.120000
- Elevation: 24 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 an ultra-long-haul route, one of the longest in aviation. It requires wide-body aircraft with extended range capability such as the Airbus A350-900ULR or Boeing 777-200LR. Passengers should prepare for an extended flight with multiple meal services.

Time-zone information: When it's 09:33 in Batuna Mission Station, it's 18:33 in Detroit.
With a 15-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Batuna Aerodrome (BPF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bpf-batuna-mission-station-batuna-aerodrome/1ef266de-9843-6712-b6b6-06bb2780ed98)
- [Detroit Metro Wayne County Airport (DTW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dtw-detroit-detroit-metro-wayne-county-airport/1ef266df-17dd-690a-88d4-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)