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CWB to DTW: distance & flight time
Curitiba (Afonso Pena Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
5,163 mi
8,310 km · 4,487 nm
10h 35m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,163 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 35m 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
- CWB — Afonso Pena Airport · Curitiba, 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 CWB
- BFH · Bacacheri Airport9 mi away
- JOI · Lauro Carneiro de Loyola Airport54 mi away
- PGZ · Ponta Grossa Airport - Comandante Antonio Amilton Beraldo65 mi away
- BNU · Blumenau Airport90 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 CWB from DTW?
The flight distance from Curitiba (CWB) to Detroit (DTW) is 5,163 miles (8,310 km, 4,487 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CWB to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 35m 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 Curitiba and Detroit?
Detroit is 1 hour behind Curitiba.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CWB to DTW?
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