Nonstop flight route between Stuttgart, Arkansas, United States and Detroit, Michigan, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Stuttgart Municipal Airport (SGT), Stuttgart, Arkansas, United States and Willow Run Airport (YIP) (YIP), Detroit, Michigan, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 684 miles (or 1,100 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 Stuttgart Municipal Airport and Willow Run Airport (YIP), the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SGT / KSGT |
| Airport Name: | Stuttgart Municipal Airport |
| Location: | Stuttgart, Arkansas, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 34°35'57"N by 91°34'30"W |
| Area Served: | Stuttgart, Arkansas |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Stuttgart |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 224 feet (68 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SGT |
| More Information: | SGT Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YIP / KYIP |
| Airport Name: | Willow Run Airport (YIP) |
| Location: | Detroit, Michigan, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 42°14'16"N by 83°31'49"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Wayne County Airport Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 716 feet (218 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 4 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YIP |
| More Information: | YIP Maps & Info |
Facts about Stuttgart Municipal Airport (SGT):
- The furthest airport from Stuttgart Municipal Airport (SGT) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,917 miles (17,570 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Stuttgart Municipal Airport (SGT) has 2 runways.
- Airline flights ended in 1958-59.
- Because of Stuttgart Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 224 feet, planes can take off or land at Stuttgart Municipal 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 closest airport to Stuttgart Municipal Airport (SGT) is Grider Field (PBF), which is located 36 miles (58 kilometers) SW of SGT.
- Stuttgart Municipal Airport dates to 1942 when it was built by the United States Army Air Forces.
Facts about Willow Run Airport (YIP) (YIP):
- Opened in 1942, "Willow Run" was synonymous with the American industrial effort that contributed so much to Allied victory in World War II.
- Willow Run Airport (YIP) (YIP) has 4 runways.
- 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.
- 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 first Ford-built Liberators rolled off the Willow Run line in September 1942.
- 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.
- Although the airfield itself and the buildings to the east of the runways had been built on Henry Ford's personal property, it is unclear how the parcels across the county line that became the site of the bomber plant were assembled.
- Between 1946 and 1947, passenger airlines serving Detroit moved from Detroit City Airport on the city's crowded east side, to Willow Run.
