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PET to YIP: distance & flight time
Pelotas (João Simões Lopes Neto International Airport) → Detroit (Willow Run Airport)
5,481 mi
8,820 km · 4,763 nm
11h 13m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,481 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 13m 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
- PET — João Simões Lopes Neto International Airport · Pelotas, Brazil
- YIP — Willow Run 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 PET
- BGX · Comandante Gustavo Kraemer Airport107 mi away
- MLZ · Cerro Largo International Airport119 mi away
- POA · Salgado Filho Airport137 mi away
Near YIP
- DTW · Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport9 mi away
- ARB · Ann Arbor Municipal Airport11 mi away
- DET · Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport29 mi away
- YQG · Windsor Airport30 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is PET from YIP?
The flight distance from Pelotas (PET) to Detroit (YIP) is 5,481 miles (8,820 km, 4,763 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PET to YIP?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 13m 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 Pelotas and Detroit?
Detroit is 1 hour behind Pelotas.
What is the cheapest way to fly from PET to YIP?
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