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DET to MLZ: distance & flight time
Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport) → Melo (Cerro Largo International Airport)
5,478 mi
8,816 km · 4,760 nm
11h 12m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
5,478 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 12m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- DET — Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport · Detroit, United States
- MLZ — Cerro Largo International Airport · Melo, Uruguay
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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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
Near MLZ
Frequently asked questions
How far is DET from MLZ?
The flight distance from Detroit (DET) to Melo (MLZ) is 5,478 miles (8,816 km, 4,760 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DET to MLZ?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 12m 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 DET to MLZ?
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