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DTW to RBA: distance & flight time
Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport) → Rabat (Rabat-Salé Airport)
4,061 mi
6,535 km · 3,529 nm
8h 26m
estimated nonstop flight time
+5h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
4,061 miles nonstop takes roughly 8h 26m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 5-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- DTW — Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport · Detroit, United States
- RBA — Rabat-Salé Airport · Rabat, Morocco
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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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
Near RBA
- NNA · Kenitra Airport19 mi away
- GMD · Ben Slimane Airport38 mi away
- CMN · Mohammed V International Airport67 mi away
- MEK · Bassatine Airport72 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DTW from RBA?
The flight distance from Detroit (DTW) to Rabat (RBA) is 4,061 miles (6,535 km, 3,529 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DTW to RBA?
A nonstop flight takes about 8h 26m 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 Rabat?
Rabat is 5 hours ahead of Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DTW to RBA?
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