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BSB to DTW: distance & flight time
Brasilia (Presidente Juscelino Kubistschek International Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
4,603 mi
7,408 km · 4,000 nm
9h 30m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
4,603 miles nonstop takes roughly 9h 30m 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
- BSB — Presidente Juscelino Kubistschek International Airport · Brasilia, 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 BSB
- GYN · Santa Genoveva Airport101 mi away
- CLV · Nelson Ribeiro Guimarães Airport136 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 BSB from DTW?
The flight distance from Brasilia (BSB) to Detroit (DTW) is 4,603 miles (7,408 km, 4,000 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BSB to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 9h 30m 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 Brasilia and Detroit?
Detroit is 1 hour behind Brasilia.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BSB to DTW?
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