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PBC to DET: distance & flight time
Puebla (Hermanos Serdán International Airport) → Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport)
1,840 mi
2,962 km · 1,599 nm
4h 5m
estimated nonstop flight time
+2h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
1,840 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 5m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 2-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- PBC — Hermanos Serdán International Airport · Puebla, Mexico
- DET — Coleman A. Young Municipal 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 PBC
Near DET
- DTW · Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport22 mi away
- YQG · Windsor Airport10 mi away
- MTC · Selfridge Air National Guard Base Airport17 mi away
- PTK · Oakland County International Airport27 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is PBC from DET?
The flight distance from Puebla (PBC) to Detroit (DET) is 1,840 miles (2,962 km, 1,599 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PBC to DET?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 5m 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 Puebla and Detroit?
Detroit is 2 hours ahead of Puebla.
What is the cheapest way to fly from PBC to DET?
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