Nonstop flight route between Detroit, Michigan, United States and Yélimané, Mali:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Willow Run Airport (YIP) (YIP), Detroit, Michigan, United States and Yélimané Airport (EYL), Yélimané, Mali would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,654 miles (or 7,490 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 large distance between Willow Run Airport (YIP) and Yélimané Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Willow Run Airport (YIP) and Yélimané Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | EYL / GAYE |
Airport Name: | Yélimané Airport |
Location: | Yélimané, Mali |
GPS Coordinates: | 15°7'58"N by 10°34'1"W |
Area Served: | Yélimané |
View all routes: | Routes from EYL |
More Information: | EYL Maps & Info |
Facts about Willow Run Airport (YIP) (YIP):
- 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.
- While the planes were being serviced and made ready for overseas movement, personnel for these planes were also being processed.
- Opened in 1942, "Willow Run" was synonymous with the American industrial effort that contributed so much to Allied victory in World War II.
- Between 1946 and 1947, passenger airlines serving Detroit moved from Detroit City Airport on the city's crowded east side, to Willow Run.
- Willow Run Airport (YIP) (YIP) has 4 runways.
- 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.
- Willow Run's relative isolation encouraged new approaches to passenger transportation to and from airports.
- 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.
- Willow Run Airport was named for a small stream that meandered through pastureland and woods until the late-1930s.
Facts about Yélimané Airport (EYL):
- The furthest airport from Yélimané Airport (EYL) is Sara Airport (SSR), which is nearly antipodal to Yélimané Airport (meaning Yélimané Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Sara Airport), and is located 12,348 miles (19,873 kilometers) away in Sara, Vanuatu.
- The closest airport to Yélimané Airport (EYL) is Nioro Airport (NIX), which is located 67 miles (107 kilometers) E of EYL.