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BCA to DET: distance & flight time
Baracoa Playa (Gustavo Rizo Airport) → Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport)
1,601 mi
2,577 km · 1,392 nm
3h 36m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
1,601 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 36m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- BCA — Gustavo Rizo Airport · Baracoa Playa, Cuba
- DET — Coleman A. Young Municipal 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 BCA
- MOA · Orestes Acosta Airport34 mi away
- GAO · Mariana Grajales Airport46 mi away
- NBW · Leeward Point Field55 mi away
- IGA · Inagua Airport69 mi away
Near DET
- DTW · Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport22 mi away
- YQG · Windsor Airport10 mi away
- MTC · Selfridge Air National Guard Base Airport17 mi away
- PTK · Oakland County International Airport27 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BCA from DET?
The flight distance from Baracoa Playa (BCA) to Detroit (DET) is 1,601 miles (2,577 km, 1,392 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BCA to DET?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 36m 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 cheapest way to fly from BCA to DET?
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