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DET to RIA: distance & flight time
Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport) → Santa Maria (Santa Maria Airport)
5,321 mi
8,563 km · 4,623 nm
10h 54m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
5,321 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 54m gate to gate, flying southeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- DET — Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport · Detroit, United States
- RIA — Santa Maria Airport · Santa Maria, Brazil
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 RIA
- GEL · Santo Ângelo Airport103 mi away
- BGX · Comandante Gustavo Kraemer Airport119 mi away
- PFB · Lauro Kurtz Airport131 mi away
- SRA · Santa Rosa Airport134 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DET from RIA?
The flight distance from Detroit (DET) to Santa Maria (RIA) is 5,321 miles (8,563 km, 4,623 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DET to RIA?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 54m 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 Santa Maria?
Santa Maria is 1 hour ahead of Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DET to RIA?
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