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DTW to RWI: distance & flight time
Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport) → Rocky Mount (Rocky Mount Wilson Regional Airport)
528 mi
849 km · 459 nm
1h 37m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
528 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 37m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- RWI — Rocky Mount Wilson Regional Airport · Rocky Mount, 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 RWI
- PGV · Pitt Greenville Airport32 mi away
- GSB · Seymour Johnson Air Force Base36 mi away
- ISO · Kinston Regional Jetport At Stallings Field40 mi away
- RDU · Raleigh Durham International Airport50 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DTW from RWI?
The flight distance from Detroit (DTW) to Rocky Mount (RWI) is 528 miles (849 km, 459 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DTW to RWI?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 37m 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 RWI?
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