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VQS to DET: distance & flight time
Vieques Island (Vieques Airport) → Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport)
1,971 mi
3,171 km · 1,712 nm
4h 20m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
1,971 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 20m 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
- VQS — Vieques Airport · Vieques Island, Puerto Rico
- 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 VQS
- CPX · Benjamin Rivera Noriega Airport16 mi away
- NRR · José Aponte de la Torre Airport17 mi away
- FAJ · Diego Jimenez Torres Airport21 mi away
- STT · Cyril E. King Airport33 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 VQS from DET?
The flight distance from Vieques Island (VQS) to Detroit (DET) is 1,971 miles (3,171 km, 1,712 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from VQS to DET?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 20m 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 VQS to DET?
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