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RDD to DET: distance & flight time
Redding (Redding Municipal Airport) → Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport)
2,020 mi
3,251 km · 1,755 nm
4h 26m
estimated nonstop flight time
+3h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
2,020 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 26m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 3-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- RDD — Redding Municipal Airport · Redding, United States
- 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.
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Near RDD
- RBL · Red Bluff Municipal Airport25 mi away
- CIC · Chico Municipal Airport54 mi away
- EKA · Murray Field98 mi away
- ACV · California Redwood Coast-Humboldt County Airport100 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 RDD from DET?
The flight distance from Redding (RDD) to Detroit (DET) is 2,020 miles (3,251 km, 1,755 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RDD to DET?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 26m 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 Redding and Detroit?
Detroit is 3 hours ahead of Redding.
What is the cheapest way to fly from RDD to DET?
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