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BZC to DET: distance & flight time
Buzios (Umberto Modiano Airport) → Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport)
5,208 mi
8,382 km · 4,526 nm
10h 41m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,208 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 41m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- BZC — Umberto Modiano Airport · Buzios, 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 BZC
- CFB · Cabo Frio Airport13 mi away
- MEA · Macaé Airport32 mi away
- SDU · Santos Dumont Airport77 mi away
- GIG · Rio Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport82 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 BZC from DET?
The flight distance from Buzios (BZC) to Detroit (DET) is 5,208 miles (8,382 km, 4,526 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BZC to DET?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 41m 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 BZC to DET?
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