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PSE to DTW: distance & flight time
Ponce (Mercedita Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
1,942 mi
3,125 km · 1,688 nm
4h 16m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
1,942 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 16m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- PSE — Mercedita Airport · Ponce, Puerto Rico
- 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 PSE
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 PSE from DTW?
The flight distance from Ponce (PSE) to Detroit (DTW) is 1,942 miles (3,125 km, 1,688 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PSE to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 16m 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 cheapest way to fly from PSE to DTW?
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