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RTM to DTW: distance & flight time
Rotterdam (Rotterdam The Hague Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
3,928 mi
6,322 km · 3,414 nm
8h 10m
estimated nonstop flight time
-6h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
3,928 miles nonstop takes roughly 8h 10m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 6-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- RTM — Rotterdam The Hague Airport · Rotterdam, Netherlands
- 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 RTM
- AMS · Amsterdam Airport Schiphol28 mi away
- LID · Valkenburg Naval Air Base14 mi away
- GLZ · Gilze Rijen Air Base34 mi away
- WOE · Woensdrecht Air Base35 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 RTM from DTW?
The flight distance from Rotterdam (RTM) to Detroit (DTW) is 3,928 miles (6,322 km, 3,414 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RTM to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 8h 10m 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 Rotterdam and Detroit?
Detroit is 6 hours behind Rotterdam.
What is the cheapest way to fly from RTM to DTW?
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