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SSA to DET: distance & flight time
Salvador (Deputado Luiz Eduardo Magalhães International Airport) → Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport)
4,756 mi
7,654 km · 4,133 nm
9h 48m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
4,756 miles nonstop takes roughly 9h 48m 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
- SSA — Deputado Luiz Eduardo Magalhães International Airport · Salvador, 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 SSA
- VAL · Valença Airport52 mi away
- IOS · Bahia - Jorge Amado Airport140 mi away
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 SSA from DET?
The flight distance from Salvador (SSA) to Detroit (DET) is 4,756 miles (7,654 km, 4,133 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SSA to DET?
A nonstop flight takes about 9h 48m 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 Salvador and Detroit?
Detroit is 1 hour behind Salvador.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SSA to DET?
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