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ARE to DTW: distance & flight time
Arecibo (Antonio Nery Juarbe Pol Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
1,912 mi
3,076 km · 1,661 nm
4h 13m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
1,912 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 13m 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
- ARE — Antonio Nery Juarbe Pol Airport · Arecibo, Puerto Rico
- 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.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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Near ARE
- BQN · Rafael Hernandez Airport30 mi away
- PSE · Mercedita Airport31 mi away
- MAZ · Eugenio Maria De Hostos Airport34 mi away
- SIG · Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport38 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 ARE from DTW?
The flight distance from Arecibo (ARE) to Detroit (DTW) is 1,912 miles (3,076 km, 1,661 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ARE to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 13m 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 ARE to DTW?
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