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DTW to POA: distance & flight time
Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport) → Porto Alegre (Salgado Filho Airport)
5,393 mi
8,679 km · 4,686 nm
11h 2m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
5,393 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 2m 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
- POA — Salgado Filho Airport · Porto Alegre, 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 POA
- CXJ · Hugo Cantergiani Regional Airport55 mi away
- CCM · Diomício Freitas Airport137 mi away
- PET · João Simões Lopes Neto International Airport137 mi away
- PFB · Lauro Kurtz Airport140 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DTW from POA?
The flight distance from Detroit (DTW) to Porto Alegre (POA) is 5,393 miles (8,679 km, 4,686 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DTW to POA?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 2m 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 Porto Alegre?
Porto Alegre is 1 hour ahead of Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DTW to POA?
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