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MEA to DTW: distance & flight time
Macaé (Macaé Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
5,190 mi
8,352 km · 4,510 nm
10h 39m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,190 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 39m 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
- MEA — Macaé Airport · Macaé, 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 MEA
- BZC · Umberto Modiano Airport32 mi away
- CFB · Cabo Frio Airport45 mi away
- CAW · Bartolomeu Lisandro Airport54 mi away
- ITP · Itaperuna 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 MEA from DTW?
The flight distance from Macaé (MEA) to Detroit (DTW) is 5,190 miles (8,352 km, 4,510 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MEA to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 39m 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 Macaé and Detroit?
Detroit is 1 hour behind Macaé.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MEA to DTW?
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