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RHV to DET: distance & flight time
San Jose (Reid-Hillview Airport of Santa Clara County) → Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport)
2,069 mi
3,330 km · 1,798 nm
4h 31m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
2,069 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 31m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- RHV — Reid-Hillview Airport of Santa Clara County · San Jose, 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 RHV
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 RHV from DET?
The flight distance from San Jose (RHV) to Detroit (DET) is 2,069 miles (3,330 km, 1,798 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RHV to DET?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 31m 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 RHV to DET?
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