Nonstop flight route between Detroit, Michigan, United States and Kearney, Nebraska, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Willow Run Airport (YIP) (YIP), Detroit, Michigan, United States and Kearney Regional Airport (EAR), Kearney, Nebraska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 807 miles (or 1,298 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 Kearney Regional Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

Departure Airport Information:

Arrival Airport Information:

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

• 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 RFC sold the airport to the University of Michigan in 1947 for $1.00.
• Opened in 1942, "Willow Run" was synonymous with the American industrial effort that contributed so much to Allied victory in World War II.
• 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 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.
• Willow Run Airport (YIP) (YIP) has 4 runways.
• The first Ford-built Liberators rolled off the Willow Run line in September 1942.
• After their manufacture, the next step in the process was the delivery of the aircraft to the squadrons.

Facts about Kearney Regional Airport (EAR):

• Federal Aviation Administration records say the airport had 11,956 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 10,113 in 2009 and 9,530 in 2010.
• As early as 1941 the City of Kearney voted on a $60,000 bond to finance a new airport.
• The closest airport to Kearney Regional Airport (EAR) is Hastings Municipal Airport (HSI), which is located 31 miles (51 kilometers) ESE of EAR.
• Kearney Regional Airport (EAR) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Kearney Regional Airport (EAR) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,654 miles (17,145 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• Kearney Regional Airport is in Buffalo County, Nebraska, five miles northeast of Kearney, which owns it.
• In 1940 Kearney had a population of 9,643.
• The first airline flights were Mid-West Cessna 190s in 1950-52, then Frontier DC-3s appeared in 1959.
• Kearney Regional Airport covers 2,500 acres at an elevation of 2,131 feet.