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PSS to DTW: distance & flight time
Posadas (Libertador Gral D Jose De San Martin Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
5,116 mi
8,233 km · 4,446 nm
10h 30m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
5,116 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 30m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- PSS — Libertador Gral D Jose De San Martin Airport · Posadas, Argentina
- 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 PSS
- ENO · Encarnación Airport14 mi away
- AYO · Juan De Ayolas Airport54 mi away
- SRA · Santa Rosa Airport96 mi away
- ELO · El Dorado Airport110 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 PSS from DTW?
The flight distance from Posadas (PSS) to Detroit (DTW) is 5,116 miles (8,233 km, 4,446 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PSS to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 30m 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 Posadas and Detroit?
Detroit is 1 hour behind Posadas.
What is the cheapest way to fly from PSS to DTW?
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