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DTW to RML: distance & flight time
Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport) → Colombo (Colombo Ratmalana Airport)
8,888 mi
14,304 km · 7,723 nm
17h 54m
estimated nonstop flight time
+9.5h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
8,888 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 54m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 9.5-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- DTW — Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport · Detroit, United States
- RML — Colombo Ratmalana Airport · Colombo, Sri Lanka
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 RML
- CMB · Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport25 mi away
- KCT · Koggala Airport65 mi away
- HRI · Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport93 mi away
- GIU · Sigiriya Air Force Base97 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DTW from RML?
The flight distance from Detroit (DTW) to Colombo (RML) is 8,888 miles (14,304 km, 7,723 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DTW to RML?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 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 Colombo?
Colombo is 9.5 hours ahead of Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DTW to RML?
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