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JOI to DTW: distance & flight time
Joinville (Lauro Carneiro de Loyola Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
5,217 mi
8,396 km · 4,533 nm
10h 42m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,217 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 42m 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
- JOI — Lauro Carneiro de Loyola Airport · Joinville, 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 JOI
- NVT · Ministro Victor Konder International Airport46 mi away
- BNU · Blumenau Airport46 mi away
- CWB · Afonso Pena Airport54 mi away
- BFH · Bacacheri Airport63 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 JOI from DTW?
The flight distance from Joinville (JOI) to Detroit (DTW) is 5,217 miles (8,396 km, 4,533 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from JOI to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 42m 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 Joinville and Detroit?
Detroit is 1 hour behind Joinville.
What is the cheapest way to fly from JOI to DTW?
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