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QLR to DTW: distance & flight time
Monte Real (Monte Real Air Base) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
3,756 mi
6,045 km · 3,264 nm
7h 50m
estimated nonstop flight time
-5h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
3,756 miles nonstop takes roughly 7h 50m 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
- QLR — Monte Real Air Base · Monte Real, 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 QLR
- AVR · Alverca Air Base66 mi away
- LIS · Humberto Delgado Airport (Lisbon Portela Airport)74 mi away
- CAT · Cascais Airport80 mi away
- VSE · Aerodromo Goncalves Lobato (Viseu Airport)81 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 QLR from DTW?
The flight distance from Monte Real (QLR) to Detroit (DTW) is 3,756 miles (6,045 km, 3,264 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from QLR to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 7h 50m 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 Monte Real and Detroit?
Detroit is 5 hours behind Monte Real.
What is the cheapest way to fly from QLR to DTW?
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