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DTW to RFD: distance & flight time
Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport) → Rockford (Chicago Rockford International Airport)
294 mi
473 km · 255 nm
1h 14m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
294 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 14m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- DTW — Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport · Detroit, United States
- RFD — Chicago Rockford International Airport · Rockford, United States
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 RFD
Frequently asked questions
How far is DTW from RFD?
The flight distance from Detroit (DTW) to Rockford (RFD) is 294 miles (473 km, 255 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DTW to RFD?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 14m 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 Rockford?
Rockford is 1 hour behind Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DTW to RFD?
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