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RKH to DTW: distance & flight time
Rock Hill (Rock Hill - York County Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
514 mi
828 km · 447 nm
1h 35m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
514 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 35m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- RKH — Rock Hill - York County Airport · Rock Hill, United States
- 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 RKH
- CLT · Charlotte Douglas International Airport17 mi away
- USA · Concord-Padgett Regional Airport34 mi away
- SPA · Spartanburg Downtown Memorial Airport51 mi away
- SVH · Statesville Regional Airport54 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 RKH from DTW?
The flight distance from Rock Hill (RKH) to Detroit (DTW) is 514 miles (828 km, 447 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RKH to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 35m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from RKH to DTW?
Nonstop service on RKH–DTW depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 1h 35m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from RKH to DTW?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on RKH–DTW that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some RKH to DTW fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain RKH–DTW tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.