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RCM to DTW: distance & flight time
Richmond (Richmond Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
9,370 mi
15,080 km · 8,143 nm
18h 50m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
9,370 miles nonstop takes roughly 18h 50m 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
- 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 RCM
- HGD · Hughenden Airport72 mi away
- JCK · Julia Creek Airport90 mi away
- WIN · Winton Airport115 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 RCM from DTW?
The flight distance from Richmond (RCM) to Detroit (DTW) is 9,370 miles (15,080 km, 8,143 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RCM to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 18h 50m 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 DTW?
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