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DTW to POP: distance & flight time
Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport) → Puerto Plata (Gregorio Luperon International Airport)
1,722 mi
2,771 km · 1,496 nm
3h 51m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
1,722 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 51m gate to gate, flying southeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- DTW — Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport · Detroit, United States
- POP — Gregorio Luperon International Airport · Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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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 POP
Frequently asked questions
How far is DTW from POP?
The flight distance from Detroit (DTW) to Puerto Plata (POP) is 1,722 miles (2,771 km, 1,496 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DTW to POP?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 51m 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 cheapest way to fly from DTW to POP?
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