Nonstop flight route between Sabadell, Catalonia, Spain and Detroit, Michigan, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Sabadell Airport (QSA), Sabadell, Catalonia, Spain and Willow Run Airport (YIP) (YIP), Detroit, Michigan, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,201 miles (or 6,761 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 Sabadell Airport and Willow Run Airport (YIP), 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 Sabadell Airport and Willow Run Airport (YIP). You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Sabadell Airport (QSA):

• The furthest airport from Sabadell Airport (QSA) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Sabadell Airport (meaning Sabadell Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,262 miles (19,734 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• The closest airport to Sabadell Airport (QSA) is Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN), which is located only 15 miles (25 kilometers) S of QSA.
• Sabadell Airport (QSA) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Sabadell Airport's relatively low elevation of 485 feet, planes can take off or land at Sabadell 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.
• In addition to being known as "Sabadell Airport", another name for QSA is "Aeroport de Sabadell".

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

• Willow Run Airport (YIP) (YIP) has 4 runways.
• Willow Run's relative isolation encouraged new approaches to passenger transportation to and from airports.
• After their manufacture, the next step in the process was the delivery of the aircraft to the squadrons.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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 plant was gigantic.
• By fall 1944 Willow Run had moved from the B-24L to the B-24M, the last Liberator to be built in significant numbers.
• Willow Run Airport has four runways, a continuously staffed FAA control tower, and US Customs operations.