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DTW to BFH: distance & flight time
Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport) → Curitiba (Bacacheri Airport)
5,154 mi
8,295 km · 4,479 nm
10h 34m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
5,154 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 34m gate to gate, flying southeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- DTW — Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport · Detroit, United States
- BFH — Bacacheri Airport · Curitiba, Brazil
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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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
Near BFH
- CWB · Afonso Pena Airport9 mi away
- PGZ · Ponta Grossa Airport - Comandante Antonio Amilton Beraldo59 mi away
- JOI · Lauro Carneiro de Loyola Airport63 mi away
- BNU · Blumenau Airport99 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DTW from BFH?
The flight distance from Detroit (DTW) to Curitiba (BFH) is 5,154 miles (8,295 km, 4,479 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DTW to BFH?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 34m 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 Detroit and Curitiba?
Curitiba is 1 hour ahead of Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DTW to BFH?
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