# Distance from Birdsville Airport (BVI) to Detroit (DTW)

> 15,739 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,739 km / 9,780 mi / 8,499 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 54° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 281° (west)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -14h (When it's 17:41 in Birdsville Airport, it's 03:41 in Detroit)
- **Elevation difference**: 486 ft (DTW is higher than BVI)

## Airports

### [Birdsville Airport (BVI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bvi-birdsville-airport/1ef266e0-0597-6c40-b13c-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Birdsville Airport, Australia
- ICAO: YBDV
- Timezone: Australia/Brisbane
- Coordinates: -25.900000, 139.350000
- Elevation: 159 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 17:41 in Birdsville Airport, it's 03:41 in Detroit.
With a 14-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Birdsville Airport (BVI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bvi-birdsville-airport/1ef266e0-0597-6c40-b13c-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)