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DET to PUJ: distance & flight time
Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport) → Punta Cana (Punta Cana International Airport)
1,858 mi
2,989 km · 1,614 nm
4h 7m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
1,858 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 7m 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
- PUJ — Punta Cana International Airport · Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
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 PUJ
- LRM · Casa De Campo International Airport37 mi away
- BQN · Rafael Hernandez Airport81 mi away
- MAZ · Eugenio Maria De Hostos Airport83 mi away
- SDQ · Las Américas International Airport86 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DET from PUJ?
The flight distance from Detroit (DET) to Punta Cana (PUJ) is 1,858 miles (2,989 km, 1,614 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DET to PUJ?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 7m 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 PUJ?
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