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DET to VRA: distance & flight time
Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport) → Varadero (Juan Gualberto Gomez International Airport)
1,342 mi
2,159 km · 1,166 nm
3h 23m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
1,342 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 23m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- VRA — Juan Gualberto Gomez International Airport · Varadero, Cuba
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 VRA
- VRO · Kawama Airport11 mi away
- QSN · San Nicolas De Bari Airport36 mi away
- HAV · José Martí International Airport62 mi away
- UPB · Playa Baracoa Airport73 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DET from VRA?
The flight distance from Detroit (DET) to Varadero (VRA) is 1,342 miles (2,159 km, 1,166 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DET to VRA?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 23m 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 VRA?
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