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TXF to DTW: distance & flight time
Teixeira de Freitas (9 de Maio - Teixeira de Freitas Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
4,977 mi
8,010 km · 4,325 nm
10h 14m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
4,977 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 14m 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
- TXF — 9 de Maio - Teixeira de Freitas Airport · Teixeira de Freitas, 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 TXF
- CRQ · Caravelas Airport29 mi away
- MVS · Mucuri Airport38 mi away
- BPS · Porto Seguro Airport84 mi away
- TFL · Juscelino Kubitscheck Airport124 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 TXF from DTW?
The flight distance from Teixeira de Freitas (TXF) to Detroit (DTW) is 4,977 miles (8,010 km, 4,325 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from TXF to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 14m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from TXF to DTW?
Nonstop service on TXF–DTW depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 10h 14m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from TXF to DTW?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on TXF–DTW that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some TXF to DTW fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain TXF–DTW tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.