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FLN to DTW: distance & flight time
Florianopolis (Hercílio Luz International Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
5,313 mi
8,551 km · 4,617 nm
10h 53m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,313 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 53m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- FLN — Hercílio Luz International Airport · Florianopolis, Brazil
- DTW — Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport · Detroit, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near FLN
- NVT · Ministro Victor Konder International Airport55 mi away
- BNU · Blumenau Airport67 mi away
- JJG · Humberto Ghizzo Bortoluzzi Regional Airport76 mi away
- CCM · Diomício Freitas Airport90 mi away
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
Frequently asked questions
How far is FLN from DTW?
The flight distance from Florianopolis (FLN) to Detroit (DTW) is 5,313 miles (8,551 km, 4,617 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FLN to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 53m 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 Florianopolis and Detroit?
Detroit is 1 hour behind Florianopolis.
What is the cheapest way to fly from FLN to DTW?
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