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UPB to DTW: distance & flight time
Baracoa Playa (Playa Baracoa Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
1,326 mi
2,134 km · 1,152 nm
3h 21m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
1,326 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 21m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- UPB — Playa Baracoa Airport · Baracoa Playa, Cuba
- 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 UPB
- HAV · José Martí International Airport11 mi away
- QSN · San Nicolas De Bari Airport46 mi away
- VRA · Juan Gualberto Gomez International Airport73 mi away
- VRO · Kawama Airport81 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 UPB from DTW?
The flight distance from Baracoa Playa (UPB) to Detroit (DTW) is 1,326 miles (2,134 km, 1,152 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from UPB to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 21m 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 UPB to DTW?
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