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PUF to DTW: distance & flight time
Pau (Pau Pyrénées Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
4,018 mi
6,466 km · 3,491 nm
8h 21m
estimated nonstop flight time
-6h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
4,018 miles nonstop takes roughly 8h 21m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 6-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- PUF — Pau Pyrénées Airport · Pau, France
- 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 PUF
- LDE · Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport25 mi away
- BIQ · Biarritz-Anglet-Bayonne Airport56 mi away
- EAS · San Sebastian Airport69 mi away
- AGF · Agen-La Garenne Airport74 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 PUF from DTW?
The flight distance from Pau (PUF) to Detroit (DTW) is 4,018 miles (6,466 km, 3,491 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PUF to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 8h 21m 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 Pau and Detroit?
Detroit is 6 hours behind Pau.
What is the cheapest way to fly from PUF to DTW?
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