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RCM to DET: distance & flight time
Richmond (Richmond Airport) → Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport)
9,384 mi
15,102 km · 8,154 nm
18h 52m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
9,384 miles nonstop takes roughly 18h 52m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- RCM — Richmond Airport · Richmond, Australia
- DET — Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport · Detroit, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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Near RCM
- HGD · Hughenden Airport72 mi away
- JCK · Julia Creek Airport90 mi away
- WIN · Winton Airport115 mi away
Near DET
- DTW · Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport22 mi away
- YQG · Windsor Airport10 mi away
- MTC · Selfridge Air National Guard Base Airport17 mi away
- PTK · Oakland County International Airport27 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RCM from DET?
The flight distance from Richmond (RCM) to Detroit (DET) is 9,384 miles (15,102 km, 8,154 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RCM to DET?
A nonstop flight takes about 18h 52m 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 RCM to DET?
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