# Distance from Detroit (DTW) to Puerto Maldonado (PEM)

> 6,264 km · estimated flight time 8h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,264 km / 3,893 mi / 3,382 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 8h
- **Heading**: 163° (south southeast)
- **Return heading**: 347° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → Peru
- **Intercontinental**: North America → South America
- **Time difference**: -1h (When it's 04:22 in Detroit, it's 03:22 in Puerto Maldonado)
- **Elevation difference**: 14 ft (PEM is higher than DTW)

## Airports

### [Detroit Metro Wayne County Airport (DTW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dtw-detroit-detroit-metro-wayne-county-airport/1ef266df-17dd-690a-88d4-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Detroit, United States
- ICAO: KDTW
- Timezone: America/New_York
- Coordinates: 42.210000, -83.350000
- Elevation: 645 ft

### [Padre Aldamiz International Airport (PEM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pem-puerto-maldonado-padre-aldamiz-international-airport/1ef266df-c568-6d4a-a0fa-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Puerto Maldonado, Peru
- ICAO: SPTU
- Timezone: America/Lima
- Coordinates: -12.610000, -69.230000
- Elevation: 659 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 04:22 in Detroit, it's 03:22 in Puerto Maldonado.

## Related

- [Detroit Metro Wayne County Airport (DTW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dtw-detroit-detroit-metro-wayne-county-airport/1ef266df-17dd-690a-88d4-06bb2780ed98)
- [Padre Aldamiz International Airport (PEM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pem-puerto-maldonado-padre-aldamiz-international-airport/1ef266df-c568-6d4a-a0fa-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)