Nonstop flight route between Livermore, California, United States and Detroit, Michigan, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Livermore Municipal Airport (LVK), Livermore, California, United States and Willow Run Airport (YIP) (YIP), Detroit, Michigan, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,034 miles (or 3,274 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the relatively short distance between Livermore Municipal Airport and Willow Run Airport (YIP), the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LVK / KLVK |
Airport Name: | Livermore Municipal Airport |
Location: | Livermore, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°41'36"N by 121°49'13"W |
Operator/Owner: | City of Livermore |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 400 feet (122 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from LVK |
More Information: | LVK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YIP / KYIP |
Airport Name: | Willow Run Airport (YIP) |
Location: | Detroit, Michigan, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 42°14'16"N by 83°31'49"W |
Operator/Owner: | Wayne County Airport Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 716 feet (218 meters) |
# of Runways: | 4 |
View all routes: | Routes from YIP |
More Information: | YIP Maps & Info |
Facts about Livermore Municipal Airport (LVK):
- Livermore Municipal Airport (LVK) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Livermore Municipal Airport (LVK) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,342 miles (18,253 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Because of Livermore Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 400 feet, planes can take off or land at Livermore Municipal Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- The closest airport to Livermore Municipal Airport (LVK) is Hayward Executive Airport (HWD), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) W of LVK.
Facts about Willow Run Airport (YIP) (YIP):
- Willow Run Airport (YIP) (YIP) has 4 runways.
- Willow Run Airport is in Van Buren Charter Township and in Ypsilanti Township, near Ypsilanti, Michigan, that serves freight, corporate, and general aviation.
- Once production began, it became difficult to introduce changes dictated by field experience in the various overseas theaters onto the production line in a timely fashion.
- The furthest airport from Willow Run Airport (YIP) (YIP) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,276 miles (18,147 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Willow Run Airport (YIP)'s relatively low elevation of 716 feet, planes can take off or land at Willow Run Airport (YIP) at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- The Willow Run bomber plant had many problems at startup, due in part to the mindsets and technical skills of both management and labor, who were each accustomed to the requirements of auto production, finding it difficult at first to adapt to the higher precision required in aircraft production.
- In 1956 there were seven commercial passenger carriers operating out of Willow Run.
- The closest airport to Willow Run Airport (YIP) (YIP) is Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) E of YIP.
- To meet projected demand for the B-24, in early 1941 the Federal government established the Liberator Production Pool Program.