Nonstop flight route between Romulus (near Detroit), Michigan, United States and West Yellowstone, Montana, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW), Romulus (near Detroit), Michigan, United States and Yellowstone Airport (WYS), West Yellowstone, Montana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,396 miles (or 2,247 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 Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport and Yellowstone Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DTW / KDTW | 
| Airport Name: | Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport | 
| Location: | Romulus (near Detroit), Michigan, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 42°12'44"N by 83°21'11"W | 
| Area Served: | Detroit, Michigan | 
| Operator/Owner: | Wayne County, Michigan | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 645 feet (197 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 6 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from DTW | 
| More Information: | DTW Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | WYS / KWYS | 
| Airport Name: | Yellowstone Airport | 
| Location: | West Yellowstone, Montana, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 44°41'17"N by 111°7'4"W | 
| Area Served: | West Yellowstone, Montana | 
| Operator/Owner: | State of Montana | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 6649 feet (2,027 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from WYS | 
| More Information: | WYS Maps & Info | 
Facts about Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW):
- The remaining passenger airlines at Willow Run moved to Metro Airport in 1966, and the North Terminal opened that year.
 - Because of Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport's relatively low elevation of 645 feet, planes can take off or land at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County 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 Wayne County Airport Authority's latest FAA Master Plan includes a number of proposed future developments to be considered at such time as demand warrants and funding is available.
 - Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, usually called Detroit Metro Airport, Metro Airport locally, or simply DTW, is a major international airport in the United States covering 7,072-acre in Romulus, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit.
 - The closest airport to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW) is Willow Run Airport (YIP) (YIP), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) W of DTW.
 - Wayne County began to plan a new airport in the western county as early as 1927.
 - The furthest airport from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,285 miles (18,161 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
 - Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW) has 6 runways.
 - The North Terminal houses two, six-lane security checkpoints.
 - The A concourse contains 64 gates with 12 gates used for international departures and arrivals processing.
 - The Smith Terminal's thirty-two gates originally housed Northwest Orient Airlines, Allegheny Airlines, Eastern Airlines, and Pan-Am, among others.
 
Facts about Yellowstone Airport (WYS):
- Because of Yellowstone Airport's high elevation of 6,649 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at WYS. Combined with a high temperature, this could make WYS a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
 - The closest airport to Yellowstone Airport (WYS) is Dubois Municipal Airport (DBS), which is located 65 miles (105 kilometers) WSW of WYS.
 - Two airlines actually operated mainline jet aircraft into the airport in the past, although all service was seasonal in nature and was not operated during the winter months.
 - The furthest airport from Yellowstone Airport (WYS) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,685 miles (17,196 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
 - During the summer the base is home to 21 smokejumpers, pilots for the jump plane and retardant tanker, an office manager and a tanker base manager.
 - Delta/Skywest Airlines EMB120
 - Yellowstone Airport (WYS) currently has only 1 runway.
 
