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TFL to DTW: distance & flight time
Teofilo Otoni (Juscelino Kubitscheck Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
4,934 mi
7,941 km · 4,288 nm
10h 9m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
4,934 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 9m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- TFL — Juscelino Kubitscheck Airport · Teofilo Otoni, Brazil
- 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 TFL
- GVR · Coronel Altino Machado de Oliveira Airport76 mi away
- MVS · Mucuri Airport109 mi away
- TXF · 9 de Maio - Teixeira de Freitas Airport124 mi away
- IPN · Usiminas Airport126 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 TFL from DTW?
The flight distance from Teofilo Otoni (TFL) to Detroit (DTW) is 4,934 miles (7,941 km, 4,288 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from TFL to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 9m 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 cheapest way to fly from TFL to DTW?
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