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ROA to DET: distance & flight time
Roanoke VA (Roanoke–Blacksburg Regional Airport) → Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport)
386 mi
622 km · 336 nm
1h 29m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
386 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 29m 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
- ROA — Roanoke–Blacksburg Regional Airport · Roanoke VA, 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 ROA
- LYH · Lynchburg Regional Preston Glenn Field43 mi away
- LWB · Greenbrier Valley Airport44 mi away
- DAN · Danville Regional Airport63 mi away
- BLF · Mercer County Airport68 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 ROA from DET?
The flight distance from Roanoke VA (ROA) to Detroit (DET) is 386 miles (622 km, 336 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ROA to DET?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 29m 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 ROA to DET?
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