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VRA to DET: distance & flight time
Varadero (Juan Gualberto Gomez International Airport) → Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport)
1,342 mi
2,159 km · 1,166 nm
3h 23m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
1,342 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 23m 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
- VRA — Juan Gualberto Gomez International Airport · Varadero, Cuba
- 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 VRA
- VRO · Kawama Airport11 mi away
- QSN · San Nicolas De Bari Airport36 mi away
- HAV · José Martí International Airport62 mi away
- UPB · Playa Baracoa Airport73 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 VRA from DET?
The flight distance from Varadero (VRA) to Detroit (DET) is 1,342 miles (2,159 km, 1,166 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from VRA to DET?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 23m 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 VRA to DET?
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