Nonstop flight route between Detroit, Michigan, United States and Rouen, France:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Willow Run Airport (YIP) (YIP), Detroit, Michigan, United States and Rouen Airport (URO), Rouen, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,891 miles (or 6,261 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 Rouen 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 Rouen Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Willow Run Airport (YIP) (YIP):

• Willow Run Airport has four runways, a continuously staffed FAA control tower, and US Customs operations.
• Willow Run's relative isolation encouraged new approaches to passenger transportation to and from airports.
• Willow Run Airport was named for a small stream that meandered through pastureland and woods until the late-1930s.
• 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 (YIP) (YIP) has 4 runways.
• By fall 1944 Willow Run had moved from the B-24L to the B-24M, the last Liberator to be built in significant numbers.
• 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 first Ford-built Liberators rolled off the Willow Run line in September 1942.
• 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.

Facts about Rouen Airport (URO):

• In addition to being known as "Rouen Airport", another name for URO is "Aéroport de Rouen - Vallée de Seine".
• The furthest airport from Rouen Airport (URO) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Rouen Airport (meaning Rouen Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,035 miles (19,369 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Rouen Airport (URO) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Rouen Airport's relatively low elevation of 512 feet, planes can take off or land at Rouen 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 Rouen Airport (URO) is Base Aérienne 105 Évreux (BA 105)Évreux-Fauville Air BaseAdvanced Landing Ground (ALG) B-28 (EVX), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) S of URO.