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BPS to DTW: distance & flight time
Porto Seguro (Porto Seguro Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
4,935 mi
7,942 km · 4,288 nm
10h 9m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
4,935 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 9m 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
- BPS — Porto Seguro Airport · Porto Seguro, Brazil
- DTW — Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County 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 BPS
- UNA · Hotel Transamérica Airport75 mi away
- TXF · 9 de Maio - Teixeira de Freitas Airport84 mi away
- CRQ · Caravelas Airport85 mi away
- IOS · Bahia - Jorge Amado Airport112 mi away
Near DTW
- YIP · Willow Run Airport9 mi away
- ARB · Ann Arbor Municipal Airport20 mi away
- YQG · Windsor Airport21 mi away
- DET · Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport22 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BPS from DTW?
The flight distance from Porto Seguro (BPS) to Detroit (DTW) is 4,935 miles (7,942 km, 4,288 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BPS to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 9m 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 Porto Seguro and Detroit?
Detroit is 1 hour behind Porto Seguro.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BPS to DTW?
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