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CAT to DTW: distance & flight time
Cascais (Cascais Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
3,771 mi
6,069 km · 3,277 nm
7h 52m
estimated nonstop flight time
-5h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
3,771 miles nonstop takes roughly 7h 52m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 5-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- CAT — Cascais Airport · Cascais, Portugal
- 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 CAT
- LIS · Humberto Delgado Airport (Lisbon Portela Airport)12 mi away
- AVR · Alverca Air Base21 mi away
- QLR · Monte Real Air Base80 mi away
- BYJ · Beja Airport / Airbase89 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 CAT from DTW?
The flight distance from Cascais (CAT) to Detroit (DTW) is 3,771 miles (6,069 km, 3,277 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CAT to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 7h 52m 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 Cascais and Detroit?
Detroit is 5 hours behind Cascais.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CAT to DTW?
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