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RAO to DTW: distance & flight time
Ribeirao Preto (Leite Lopes Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
4,931 mi
7,935 km · 4,285 nm
10h 8m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
4,931 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 8m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- RAO — Leite Lopes Airport · Ribeirao Preto, Brazil
- DTW — Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport · Detroit, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near RAO
- FRC · Tenente Lund Pressoto Airport45 mi away
- AQA · Araraquara Airport52 mi away
- QSC · Mário Pereira Lopes–São Carlos Airport52 mi away
- QPS · Campo Fontenelle Airport65 mi away
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
Frequently asked questions
How far is RAO from DTW?
The flight distance from Ribeirao Preto (RAO) to Detroit (DTW) is 4,931 miles (7,935 km, 4,285 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RAO to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 8m 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 Ribeirao Preto and Detroit?
Detroit is 1 hour behind Ribeirao Preto.
What is the cheapest way to fly from RAO to DTW?
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