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OPO to DTW: distance & flight time
Porto (Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
3,719 mi
5,986 km · 3,232 nm
7h 46m
estimated nonstop flight time
-5h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
3,719 miles nonstop takes roughly 7h 46m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 5-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- OPO — Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport · Porto, Portugal
- 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 OPO
- BGZ · Braga Municipal Aerodrome26 mi away
- VRL · Vila Real Airport50 mi away
- VSE · Aerodromo Goncalves Lobato (Viseu Airport)55 mi away
- VGO · Vigo Airport68 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 OPO from DTW?
The flight distance from Porto (OPO) to Detroit (DTW) is 3,719 miles (5,986 km, 3,232 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from OPO to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 7h 46m 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 Porto and Detroit?
Detroit is 5 hours behind Porto.
What is the cheapest way to fly from OPO to DTW?
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