Nonstop flight route between Sint Eustatius, Caribbean Netherlands and Detroit, Michigan, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between F.D. Roosevelt Airport (EUX), Sint Eustatius, Caribbean Netherlands and Willow Run Airport (YIP) (YIP), Detroit, Michigan, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,095 miles (or 3,371 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 F.D. Roosevelt Airport and Willow Run Airport (YIP), the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

Departure Airport Information:

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Facts about F.D. Roosevelt Airport (EUX):

• Because of F.D. Roosevelt Airport's relatively low elevation of 129 feet, planes can take off or land at F.D. Roosevelt 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.
• Access to the airport is by private vehicle or taxi service to the surrounding areas of the island.
• The island is not a traditional Caribbean tourist destination and so it does not have the overcrowded beaches and blueprint resorts.
• The furthest airport from F.D. Roosevelt Airport (EUX) is Karratha Airport (KTA), which is nearly antipodal to F.D. Roosevelt Airport (meaning F.D. Roosevelt Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Karratha Airport), and is located 12,214 miles (19,657 kilometers) away in Karratha / Dampier, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to F.D. Roosevelt Airport (EUX) is Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport (SAB), which is located only 19 miles (30 kilometers) WNW of EUX.
• F.D. Roosevelt Airport (EUX) currently has only 1 runway.

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

• Today the Yankee Air Museum, in one of the airport hangars, has a large collection of vintage aircraft.
• Willow Run transitioned to production of the B-24H in June 1943.
• Opened in 1942, "Willow Run" was synonymous with the American industrial effort that contributed so much to Allied victory in World War II.
• 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.
• 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.
• Willow Run Airport was named for a small stream that meandered through pastureland and woods until the late-1930s.
• While the planes were being serviced and made ready for overseas movement, personnel for these planes were also being processed.
• 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.