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RIA to DTW: distance & flight time
Santa Maria (Santa Maria Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
5,316 mi
8,555 km · 4,620 nm
10h 53m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
5,316 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 53m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- RIA — Santa Maria Airport · Santa Maria, Brazil
- 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 RIA
- GEL · Santo Ângelo Airport103 mi away
- BGX · Comandante Gustavo Kraemer Airport119 mi away
- PFB · Lauro Kurtz Airport131 mi away
- SRA · Santa Rosa Airport134 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 RIA from DTW?
The flight distance from Santa Maria (RIA) to Detroit (DTW) is 5,316 miles (8,555 km, 4,620 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RIA to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 53m 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 Santa Maria and Detroit?
Detroit is 1 hour behind Santa Maria.
What is the cheapest way to fly from RIA to DTW?
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