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DTW to BSB: distance & flight time
Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport) → Brasilia (Presidente Juscelino Kubistschek International Airport)
4,603 mi
7,408 km · 4,000 nm
9h 30m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
4,603 miles nonstop takes roughly 9h 30m 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
- BSB — Presidente Juscelino Kubistschek International Airport · Brasilia, 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 BSB
- GYN · Santa Genoveva Airport101 mi away
- CLV · Nelson Ribeiro Guimarães Airport136 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DTW from BSB?
The flight distance from Detroit (DTW) to Brasilia (BSB) is 4,603 miles (7,408 km, 4,000 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DTW to BSB?
A nonstop flight takes about 9h 30m 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 Brasilia?
Brasilia is 1 hour ahead of Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DTW to BSB?
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