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DET to ARE: distance & flight time
Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport) → Arecibo (Antonio Nery Juarbe Pol Airport)
1,912 mi
3,078 km · 1,662 nm
4h 13m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
1,912 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 13m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- DET — Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport · Detroit, United States
- ARE — Antonio Nery Juarbe Pol Airport · Arecibo, Puerto Rico
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near DET
- DTW · Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport22 mi away
- YQG · Windsor Airport10 mi away
- MTC · Selfridge Air National Guard Base Airport17 mi away
- PTK · Oakland County International Airport27 mi away
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
Frequently asked questions
How far is DET from ARE?
The flight distance from Detroit (DET) to Arecibo (ARE) is 1,912 miles (3,078 km, 1,662 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DET to ARE?
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 DET to ARE?
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