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FRC to DTW: distance & flight time
Franca (Tenente Lund Pressoto Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
4,909 mi
7,900 km · 4,266 nm
10h 6m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
4,909 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 6m 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
- FRC — Tenente Lund Pressoto Airport · Franca, 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 FRC
- RAO · Leite Lopes Airport45 mi away
- UBA · Mário de Almeida Franco Airport69 mi away
- AAX · Romeu Zema Airport76 mi away
- BAT · Chafei Amsei Airport78 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 FRC from DTW?
The flight distance from Franca (FRC) to Detroit (DTW) is 4,909 miles (7,900 km, 4,266 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FRC to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 6m 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 Franca and Detroit?
Detroit is 1 hour behind Franca.
What is the cheapest way to fly from FRC to DTW?
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