Nonstop flight route between Târgu-Mureş, Romania and Detroit, Michigan, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Târgu Mureș International Airport (TGM), Târgu-Mureş, Romania and Willow Run Airport (YIP) (YIP), Detroit, Michigan, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,886 miles (or 7,863 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 Târgu Mureș 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 Târgu Mureș 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 Târgu Mureș International Airport (TGM):

• Because of Târgu Mureș International Airport's relatively low elevation of 963 feet, planes can take off or land at Târgu Mureș 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 closest airport to Târgu Mureș International Airport (TGM) is Cluj Avram Iancu International Airport (CLJ), which is located 41 miles (66 kilometers) WNW of TGM.
• The furthest airport from Târgu Mureș International Airport (TGM) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,406 miles (18,357 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Târgu Mureș International Airport (TGM) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Târgu Mureș International Airport", another name for TGM is "Târgu Mureş International Airport".
• Târgu Mureș International Airport is an international airport located 14 km southwest of Târgu Mureș, Mureş County, in central Romania.
• Opened in 1936 and modernized in 1969, it provides services for an area of 24,500 km2, with some 2.6 million inhabitants.
• Târgu Mureș International Airport handled 363,389 passengers last year.

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

• Willow Run Airport (YIP) (YIP) has 4 runways.
• 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 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.
• 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.
• The first Ford-built Liberators rolled off the Willow Run line in September 1942.
• While the planes were being serviced and made ready for overseas movement, personnel for these planes were also being processed.
• At the request of the government, Ford began to decentralize operations and many parts were assembled at other Ford plants as well as by the company's sub-contractors, with the Willow Run plant concentrating on final aircraft assembly.
• The Willow Run bomber plant had many problems at startup, due in part to the mindsets and technical skills of both management and labor, who were each accustomed to the requirements of auto production, finding it difficult at first to adapt to the higher precision required in aircraft production.