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DTW to MEA: distance & flight time
Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport) → Macaé (Macaé Airport)
5,190 mi
8,352 km · 4,510 nm
10h 39m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
5,190 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 39m 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
- MEA — Macaé Airport · Macaé, 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 MEA
- BZC · Umberto Modiano Airport32 mi away
- CFB · Cabo Frio Airport45 mi away
- CAW · Bartolomeu Lisandro Airport54 mi away
- ITP · Itaperuna Airport78 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DTW from MEA?
The flight distance from Detroit (DTW) to Macaé (MEA) is 5,190 miles (8,352 km, 4,510 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DTW to MEA?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 39m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from DTW to MEA?
Nonstop service on DTW–MEA depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 10h 39m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Detroit and Macaé?
Macaé is 1 hour ahead of Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DTW to MEA?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on DTW–MEA that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some DTW to MEA fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain DTW–MEA tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.