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DTW to TFL: distance & flight time
Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport) → Teofilo Otoni (Juscelino Kubitscheck Airport)
4,934 mi
7,941 km · 4,288 nm
10h 9m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
4,934 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 9m 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
- TFL — Juscelino Kubitscheck Airport · Teofilo Otoni, 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 TFL
- GVR · Coronel Altino Machado de Oliveira Airport76 mi away
- MVS · Mucuri Airport109 mi away
- TXF · 9 de Maio - Teixeira de Freitas Airport124 mi away
- IPN · Usiminas Airport126 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DTW from TFL?
The flight distance from Detroit (DTW) to Teofilo Otoni (TFL) is 4,934 miles (7,941 km, 4,288 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DTW to TFL?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 9m 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 TFL?
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