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DTW to ROC: distance & flight time
Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport) → Rochester (Greater Rochester International Airport)
295 mi
475 km · 257 nm
1h 15m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
295 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 15m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- DTW — Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport · Detroit, United States
- ROC — Greater Rochester International Airport · Rochester, 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 ROC
- BUF · Buffalo Niagara International Airport55 mi away
- IAG · Niagara Falls International Airport64 mi away
- YYZ · Lester B. Pearson International Airport106 mi away
- YTR · CFB Trenton69 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DTW from ROC?
The flight distance from Detroit (DTW) to Rochester (ROC) is 295 miles (475 km, 257 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DTW to ROC?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 15m 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 DTW to ROC?
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