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POJ to DTW: distance & flight time
Patos de Minas (Patos de Minas Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
4,819 mi
7,755 km · 4,187 nm
9h 55m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
4,819 miles nonstop takes roughly 9h 55m 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
- POJ — Patos de Minas Airport · Patos de Minas, Brazil
- 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 POJ
- AAX · Romeu Zema Airport69 mi away
- UDI · Ten. Cel. Aviador César Bombonato Airport114 mi away
- UBA · Mário de Almeida Franco Airport122 mi away
- FRC · Tenente Lund Pressoto Airport145 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 POJ from DTW?
The flight distance from Patos de Minas (POJ) to Detroit (DTW) is 4,819 miles (7,755 km, 4,187 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from POJ to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 9h 55m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from POJ to DTW?
Nonstop service on POJ–DTW depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 9h 55m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Patos de Minas and Detroit?
Detroit is 1 hour behind Patos de Minas.
What is the cheapest way to fly from POJ to DTW?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on POJ–DTW that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some POJ to DTW fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain POJ–DTW tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.