Austin to Detroit.
Distance
993 nm
great circle
Flight time
2h 25m
heavy jet
light jet 2h 35m
Nonstop cabins
7 of 7
no fuel stop
Smallest nonstop
Single Turboprop
3h 35m
993 nautical miles from Austin Bergstrom Intl to Willow Run. Range is not the question on this one. Seven of seven cabins fly it nonstop, so the decision is passenger count and what goes in the hold.
What flies it
Block time is gate to gate. Each row is cruise plus 21 minutes for taxi, climb and approach. At 993 nautical miles a light jet and a midsize land within 5 minutes of each other, 2h 35m against 2h 30m. The midsize is bought here for cabin height and bag space, not for speed. Nonstop is judged against 85 percent of the low end of each category range band, so this column is a number dispatch can hold to rather than a brochure maximum.
| Cabin | Passengers | Time | AUS to YIP |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy Jet | 10 to 14 | 2h 25m | Nonstop |
| Super Midsize | 8 to 10 | 2h 25m | Nonstop |
| Midsize Jet | 8 to 9 | 2h 30m | Nonstop |
| Super Light Jet | 7 to 9 | 2h 30m | Nonstop |
| Light Jet | 6 to 8 | 2h 35m | Nonstop |
| Twin Turboprop | 6 to 9 | 3h 30m | Nonstop |
| Single Turboprop | 6 to 9 | 3h 35m | Nonstop |