Nonstop flight route between Detroit, Michigan, United States and Bordj Badji Mokhtar, Algeria:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Willow Run Airport (YIP) (YIP), Detroit, Michigan, United States and Bordj Mokhtar Airport (BMW), Bordj Badji Mokhtar, Algeria would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,964 miles (or 7,989 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 Willow Run Airport (YIP) and Bordj Mokhtar Airport, 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 Willow Run Airport (YIP) and Bordj Mokhtar Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
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: | BMW / DATM |
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Location: | Bordj Badji Mokhtar, Algeria |
GPS Coordinates: | 21°22'40"N by 0°55'37"E |
Area Served: | Bordj Badji Mokhtar |
Airport Type: | public |
Elevation: | 1302 feet (397 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BMW |
More Information: | BMW Maps & Info |
Facts about Willow Run Airport (YIP) (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.
- 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 first Ford-built Liberators rolled off the Willow Run line in September 1942.
- Today the Yankee Air Museum, in one of the airport hangars, has a large collection of vintage aircraft.
- While the planes were being serviced and made ready for overseas movement, personnel for these planes were also being processed.
- Almost all of Detroit's scheduled airline flights used Willow Run until 1958, when the coming of the Jet Age drove traffic to the Romulus airfield, which had that year been renamed Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, and offered carriers the promise of more efficient and modern operations, with a brand-new terminal designed for the new aircraft, a newly expanded runway configuration and state-of-the-art approach controls that made it the first inland airport in the country certified for commercial jet operations.
- 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.
- 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.
- Willow Run Airport is in Van Buren Charter Township and in Ypsilanti Township, near Ypsilanti, Michigan, that serves freight, corporate, and general aviation.
- Willow Run transitioned to production of the B-24H in June 1943.
Facts about Bordj Mokhtar Airport (BMW):
- Bordj Mokhtar Airport (BMW) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Bordj Mokhtar Airport", another name for BMW is "Bordj Mokhtar Airport (Bordj Mokhtar)".
- The closest airport to Bordj Mokhtar Airport (BMW) is Aguenar – Hadj Bey Akhamok Airport (TMR), which is located 306 miles (493 kilometers) ENE of BMW.
- The furthest airport from Bordj Mokhtar Airport (BMW) is Moala Airport (MFJ), which is nearly antipodal to Bordj Mokhtar Airport (meaning Bordj Mokhtar Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Moala Airport), and is located 12,233 miles (19,686 kilometers) away in Moala, Moala Islands, Fiji.