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VRB to DTW: distance & flight time
Vero Beach (Vero Beach Regional Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
1,019 mi
1,640 km · 886 nm
2h 41m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
1,019 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 41m 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
- 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 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 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 VRB from DTW?
The flight distance from Vero Beach (VRB) to Detroit (DTW) is 1,019 miles (1,640 km, 886 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from VRB to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 41m 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 DTW?
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