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TEA to DET: distance & flight time
Tela (Tela Airport) → Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport)
1,859 mi
2,992 km · 1,616 nm
4h 7m
estimated nonstop flight time
+2h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
1,859 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 7m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 2-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- TEA — Tela Airport · Tela, Honduras
- 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 TEA
- SAP · Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport37 mi away
- LCE · Goloson International Airport41 mi away
- UII · Utila Airport46 mi away
- RTB · Juan Manuel Galvez International Airport73 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 TEA from DET?
The flight distance from Tela (TEA) to Detroit (DET) is 1,859 miles (2,992 km, 1,616 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from TEA to DET?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 7m 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 Tela and Detroit?
Detroit is 2 hours ahead of Tela.
What is the cheapest way to fly from TEA to DET?
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