Nonstop flight route between Lincoln, Nebraska, United States and Detroit, Michigan, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Lincoln Airport (LNK), Lincoln, Nebraska, United States and Willow Run Airport (YIP) (YIP), Detroit, Michigan, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 690 miles (or 1,111 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 Lincoln Airport and Willow Run Airport (YIP), the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

Departure Airport Information:

Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Lincoln Airport (LNK):

• The closest airport to Lincoln Airport (LNK) is Beatrice Municipal Airport (BIE), which is located 38 miles (61 kilometers) S of LNK.
• Lincoln Airport (LNK) has 3 runways.
• In 1952 the facility was re-opened as Lincoln Air Force Base.
• SkyWest Airlines operating as United Express currently operates Canadair CRJ-200 regional jet flights to Denver on behalf of United Airlines.
• Lincoln Airport is a public/military airport five miles northwest of downtown Lincoln, the state capital, in Lancaster County, Nebraska.
• Lincoln Airport covers 5,000 acres at an elevation of 1,219 feet.
• The furthest airport from Lincoln Airport (LNK) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,635 miles (17,115 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.

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

• Willow Run Airport (YIP) (YIP) has 4 runways.
• 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 RFC sold the airport to the University of Michigan in 1947 for $1.00.
• While the planes were being serviced and made ready for overseas movement, personnel for these planes were also being processed.
• 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 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 transitioned to production of the B-24H in June 1943.
• The Willow Run plant was gigantic.
• 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 is in Van Buren Charter Township and in Ypsilanti Township, near Ypsilanti, Michigan, that serves freight, corporate, and general aviation.
• Willow Run Airport was named for a small stream that meandered through pastureland and woods until the late-1930s.