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PRM to DTW: distance & flight time
Portimao (Portimão Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
3,861 mi
6,214 km · 3,355 nm
8h 2m
estimated nonstop flight time
-5h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
3,861 miles nonstop takes roughly 8h 2m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 5-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- PRM — Portimão Airport · Portimao, Portugal
- 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 PRM
- FAO · Faro Airport35 mi away
- BYJ · Beja Airport / Airbase73 mi away
- CAT · Cascais Airport117 mi away
- LIS · Humberto Delgado Airport (Lisbon Portela Airport)117 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 PRM from DTW?
The flight distance from Portimao (PRM) to Detroit (DTW) is 3,861 miles (6,214 km, 3,355 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PRM to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 8h 2m 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 Portimao and Detroit?
Detroit is 5 hours behind Portimao.
What is the cheapest way to fly from PRM to DTW?
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