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RKD to DET: distance & flight time
Rockland (Knox County Regional Airport) → Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport)
709 mi
1,140 km · 616 nm
2h
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
709 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h gate to gate, flying west. 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
- RKD — Knox County Regional Airport · Rockland, 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 RKD
- AUG · Augusta State Airport39 mi away
- NHZ · Brunswick Executive Airport43 mi away
- BHB · Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport45 mi away
- BGR · Bangor International Airport53 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 RKD from DET?
The flight distance from Rockland (RKD) to Detroit (DET) is 709 miles (1,140 km, 616 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RKD to DET?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 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 RKD to DET?
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