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DET to TFL: distance & flight time
Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport) → Teofilo Otoni (Juscelino Kubitscheck Airport)
4,933 mi
7,939 km · 4,286 nm
10h 8m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
4,933 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 8m 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
- TFL — Juscelino Kubitscheck Airport · Teofilo Otoni, Brazil
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 TFL
- GVR · Coronel Altino Machado de Oliveira Airport76 mi away
- MVS · Mucuri Airport109 mi away
- TXF · 9 de Maio - Teixeira de Freitas Airport124 mi away
- IPN · Usiminas Airport126 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DET from TFL?
The flight distance from Detroit (DET) to Teofilo Otoni (TFL) is 4,933 miles (7,939 km, 4,286 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DET to TFL?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 8m 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 TFL?
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