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BVE to DTW: distance & flight time
Brive (Brive Souillac Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
4,042 mi
6,505 km · 3,512 nm
8h 24m
estimated nonstop flight time
-6h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
4,042 miles nonstop takes roughly 8h 24m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 6-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- BVE — Brive Souillac Airport · Brive, France
- 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 BVE
- PGX · Périgueux-Bassillac Airport34 mi away
- AUR · Aurillac Airport47 mi away
- ZAO · Cahors-Lalbenque Airport48 mi away
- EGC · Bergerac-Roumanière Airport50 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 BVE from DTW?
The flight distance from Brive (BVE) to Detroit (DTW) is 4,042 miles (6,505 km, 3,512 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BVE to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 8h 24m 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 Brive and Detroit?
Detroit is 6 hours behind Brive.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BVE to DTW?
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