Nonstop flight route between Detroit, Michigan, United States and Dayton, Ohio, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Willow Run Airport (YIP) (YIP), Detroit, Michigan, United States and James M. Cox Dayton International Airport (DAY), Dayton, Ohio, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 165 miles (or 266 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 James M. Cox Dayton International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Willow Run Airport (YIP) (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.
• By fall 1944 Willow Run had moved from the B-24L to the B-24M, the last Liberator to be built in significant numbers.
• 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.
• While the planes were being serviced and made ready for overseas movement, personnel for these planes were also being processed.
• 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 Willow Run plant was gigantic.
• After their manufacture, the next step in the process was the delivery of the aircraft to the squadrons.
• 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.

Facts about James M. Cox Dayton International Airport (DAY):

• The closest airport to James M. Cox Dayton International Airport (DAY) is Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (FFO), which is located only 11 miles (17 kilometers) ESE of DAY.
• The extension of runway 6R pavement by 285 feet connecting to the taxiway pavement coupled with the relocation of a high pressure gas transmission main and an 8-inch service main from under the foot print of the runway extension will improve the 6R/24L runway area.
• In 1998 the airport started renovating the terminal building.
• James M. Cox Dayton International Airport (DAY) has 3 runways.
• The furthest airport from James M. Cox Dayton International Airport (DAY) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,296 miles (18,178 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• In August 1928 a property in Vandalia, Ohio was called the "Dayton Airport".
• Taxicab service is available at curbside.