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RDU to DET: distance & flight time
Raleigh-durham (Raleigh Durham International Airport) → Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport)
505 mi
812 km · 439 nm
1h 34m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
505 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 34m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- RDU — Raleigh Durham International Airport · Raleigh-durham, 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 RDU
- POB · Pope Field50 mi away
- RWI · Rocky Mount Wilson Regional Airport50 mi away
- FBG · Simmons Army Air Field52 mi away
- SOP · Moore County Airport56 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 RDU from DET?
The flight distance from Raleigh-durham (RDU) to Detroit (DET) is 505 miles (812 km, 439 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RDU to DET?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 34m 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 RDU to DET?
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