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POA to YIP: distance & flight time
Porto Alegre (Salgado Filho Airport) → Detroit (Willow Run Airport)
5,399 mi
8,688 km · 4,691 nm
11h 3m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,399 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 3m 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
- POA — Salgado Filho Airport · Porto Alegre, 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 POA
- CXJ · Hugo Cantergiani Regional Airport55 mi away
- CCM · Diomício Freitas Airport137 mi away
- PET · João Simões Lopes Neto International Airport137 mi away
- PFB · Lauro Kurtz Airport140 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 POA from YIP?
The flight distance from Porto Alegre (POA) to Detroit (YIP) is 5,399 miles (8,688 km, 4,691 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from POA to YIP?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 3m 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 Alegre and Detroit?
Detroit is 1 hour behind Porto Alegre.
What is the cheapest way to fly from POA to YIP?
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