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DET to RAL: distance & flight time
Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport) → Riverside (Riverside Municipal Airport)
1,944 mi
3,129 km · 1,690 nm
4h 17m
estimated nonstop flight time
-3h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
1,944 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 17m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 3-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- DET — Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport · Detroit, United States
- RAL — Riverside Municipal Airport · Riverside, United States
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 RAL
- ONT · Ontario International Airport11 mi away
- CNO · Chino Airport11 mi away
- RIV · March ARB Airport12 mi away
- LAX · Los Angeles International Airport55 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DET from RAL?
The flight distance from Detroit (DET) to Riverside (RAL) is 1,944 miles (3,129 km, 1,690 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DET to RAL?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 17m 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 time difference between Detroit and Riverside?
Riverside is 3 hours behind Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DET to RAL?
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