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BFH to DET: distance & flight time
Curitiba (Bacacheri Airport) → Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport)
5,157 mi
8,299 km · 4,481 nm
10h 35m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,157 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 35m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- BFH — Bacacheri Airport · Curitiba, Brazil
- 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 BFH
- CWB · Afonso Pena Airport9 mi away
- PGZ · Ponta Grossa Airport - Comandante Antonio Amilton Beraldo59 mi away
- JOI · Lauro Carneiro de Loyola Airport63 mi away
- BNU · Blumenau Airport99 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 BFH from DET?
The flight distance from Curitiba (BFH) to Detroit (DET) is 5,157 miles (8,299 km, 4,481 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BFH to DET?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 35m 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 time difference between Curitiba and Detroit?
Detroit is 1 hour behind Curitiba.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BFH to DET?
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