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DTW to POJ: distance & flight time
Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport) → Patos de Minas (Patos de Minas Airport)
4,819 mi
7,755 km · 4,187 nm
9h 55m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
4,819 miles nonstop takes roughly 9h 55m 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
- POJ — Patos de Minas Airport · Patos de Minas, 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 POJ
- AAX · Romeu Zema Airport69 mi away
- UDI · Ten. Cel. Aviador César Bombonato Airport114 mi away
- UBA · Mário de Almeida Franco Airport122 mi away
- FRC · Tenente Lund Pressoto Airport145 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DTW from POJ?
The flight distance from Detroit (DTW) to Patos de Minas (POJ) is 4,819 miles (7,755 km, 4,187 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DTW to POJ?
A nonstop flight takes about 9h 55m 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 POJ?
Nonstop service on DTW–POJ 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 9h 55m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Detroit and Patos de Minas?
Patos de Minas is 1 hour ahead of Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DTW to POJ?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on DTW–POJ that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some DTW to POJ fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain DTW–POJ 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.