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SJK to DET: distance & flight time
Sao Jose Dos Campos (Professor Urbano Ernesto Stumpf Airport) → Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport)
5,116 mi
8,234 km · 4,446 nm
10h 30m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,116 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 30m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- SJK — Professor Urbano Ernesto Stumpf Airport · Sao Jose Dos Campos, Brazil
- DET — Coleman A. Young Municipal 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 SJK
Near DET
- DTW · Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport22 mi away
- YQG · Windsor Airport10 mi away
- MTC · Selfridge Air National Guard Base Airport17 mi away
- PTK · Oakland County International Airport27 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SJK from DET?
The flight distance from Sao Jose Dos Campos (SJK) to Detroit (DET) is 5,116 miles (8,234 km, 4,446 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SJK to DET?
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 Sao Jose Dos Campos and Detroit?
Detroit is 1 hour behind Sao Jose Dos Campos.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SJK to DET?
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