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VRB to DET: distance & flight time
Vero Beach (Vero Beach Regional Airport) → Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport)
1,030 mi
1,657 km · 895 nm
2h 42m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
1,030 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 42m 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
- VRB — Vero Beach Regional Airport · Vero Beach, 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.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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Near VRB
- FPR · St Lucie County International Airport11 mi away
- MLB · Melbourne International Airport34 mi away
- SUA · Witham Field35 mi away
- MCO · Orlando International Airport76 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 VRB from DET?
The flight distance from Vero Beach (VRB) to Detroit (DET) is 1,030 miles (1,657 km, 895 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from VRB to DET?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 42m 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 VRB to DET?
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