Nonstop flight route between Koror, Palau and Detroit, Michigan, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Roman Tmetuchl International Airport (ROR), Koror, Palau and Willow Run Airport (YIP) (YIP), Detroit, Michigan, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,254 miles (or 13,283 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 Roman Tmetuchl International 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 Roman Tmetuchl International 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 Roman Tmetuchl International Airport (ROR):

• Roman Tmetuchl International Airport (ROR) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Roman Tmetuchl International Airport (ROR) is Yap International Airport (YAP), which is located 283 miles (456 kilometers) ENE of ROR.
• Because of Roman Tmetuchl International Airport's relatively low elevation of 176 feet, planes can take off or land at Roman Tmetuchl International 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 furthest airport from Roman Tmetuchl International Airport (ROR) is Imperatriz-Prefeito Renato Moreira Airport (IMP), which is nearly antipodal to Roman Tmetuchl International Airport (meaning Roman Tmetuchl International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Imperatriz-Prefeito Renato Moreira Airport), and is located 12,250 miles (19,714 kilometers) away in Imperatriz, Maranhão, Brazil.
• Roman Tmetuchl International Airport is the main airport of Palau.

Facts about Willow Run Airport (YIP) (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 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.
• 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.
• Today the Yankee Air Museum, in one of the airport hangars, has a large collection of vintage aircraft.
• To meet projected demand for the B-24, in early 1941 the Federal government established the Liberator Production Pool Program.
• The coming of World War II to Europe and the Fall of France in 1940 alarmed many in the United States, and in spite of an official policy of American neutrality, a number of government officials began preparing for the possibility of United States involvement.
• Between 1946 and 1947, passenger airlines serving Detroit moved from Detroit City Airport on the city's crowded east side, to Willow Run.
• Willow Run transitioned to production of the B-24H in June 1943.
• Willow Run's relative isolation encouraged new approaches to passenger transportation to and from airports.
• Willow Run Airport (YIP) (YIP) has 4 runways.
• 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.