Raleigh to Detroit Flight Time, Distance, Route Map

Flight time from Raleigh, United States to Detroit, United States is 1 hours 1 minutes under avarage conditions. Our flight time calculator assumes an average flight speed for a commercial airliner of 500 mph, which is equivalent to 805 km/hr or 434 knots. Actual flight times may vary depending on aircraft type, cruise speed, routing, weather conditions, passenger load, and other factors.

What is the Flight Distance Between Raleigh and Detroit?

The flight distance from Raleigh (United States) to Detroit (United States) is 511 miles. This is equivalent to 822 kilometers or 444 nautical miles. The calculated distance (air line) is the straight line distance or direct flight distance between cities. The nearest airport to Raleigh, is Raleigh/Durham Airport (RDU) and the nearest airport to Detroit, is Detroit City Airport (DET).

Raleigh - Detroit Timezones & Time Difference

Current local time in Raleigh is 2025-05-10, 17:47:34 EDT
Current local time in Detroit is 2025-05-10, 17:47:34 EDT.
Time difference between Raleigh (United States) and Detroit (United States) is 0 Hours.

Raleigh to Detroit Flight Route Map

Flight map from Raleigh, United States to Detroit, United States is given below.
Click the map to view Raleigh to Detroit nonstop flight path and travel direction.

The distance between cities calculated based on their latitudes and longitudes. This is also called distance as the crow flies. Bird flight distance is calculated by drawing a straight line between two point coordinates. The length of this drawn line will give the shortest distance value. This distance may be very much different from the actual travel distance.


Raleigh GPS Coordinates: Latitude: N 35° 46' 46.5'' Longitude: W 78° 38' 17.4''
Detroit GPS Coordinates: Latitude: N 42° 19' 53.1'' Longitude: W 83° 2' 44.7''

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