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PLV to DTW: distance & flight time
Poltava (Suprunovka Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
5,063 mi
8,148 km · 4,400 nm
10h 24m
estimated nonstop flight time
-7h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,063 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 24m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 7-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- PLV — Suprunovka Airport · Poltava, Ukraine
- 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 PLV
- HRK · Kharkiv International Airport88 mi away
- DNK · Dnipropetrovsk International Airport90 mi away
- CKC · Cherkasy International Airport108 mi away
- KWG · Kryvyi Rih International Airport118 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 PLV from DTW?
The flight distance from Poltava (PLV) to Detroit (DTW) is 5,063 miles (8,148 km, 4,400 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PLV to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 24m 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 Poltava and Detroit?
Detroit is 7 hours behind Poltava.
What is the cheapest way to fly from PLV to DTW?
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