Nonstop flight route between Detroit, Michigan, United States and Ayapel, Colombia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Willow Run Airport (YIP) (YIP), Detroit, Michigan, United States and Ayapel Airport (AYA), Ayapel, Colombia would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,398 miles (or 3,860 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 Willow Run Airport (YIP) and Ayapel Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AYA / |
Airport Name: | Ayapel Airport |
Location: | Ayapel, Colombia |
GPS Coordinates: | 8°19'12"N by 75°8'47"W |
Area Served: | Ayapel |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 120 feet (37 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from AYA |
More Information: | AYA Maps & Info |
Facts about Willow Run Airport (YIP) (YIP):
- 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.
- The RFC sold the airport to the University of Michigan in 1947 for $1.00.
- Today the Yankee Air Museum, in one of the airport hangars, has a large collection of vintage aircraft.
- 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.
- 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 first Ford-built Liberators rolled off the Willow Run line in September 1942.
- Willow Run Airport (YIP) (YIP) has 4 runways.
- By fall 1944 Willow Run had moved from the B-24L to the B-24M, the last Liberator to be built in significant numbers.
- 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.
Facts about Ayapel Airport (AYA):
- The closest airport to Ayapel Airport (AYA) is Caucasia Airport Juan H. White Airport (CAQ), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) S of AYA.
- Because of Ayapel Airport's relatively low elevation of 120 feet, planes can take off or land at Ayapel 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 Ayapel Airport (AYA) is Christmas Island Airport (XCH), which is nearly antipodal to Ayapel Airport (meaning Ayapel Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Christmas Island Airport), and is located 12,279 miles (19,761 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Australia.