Nonstop flight route between Detroit, Michigan, United States and Flagstaff, Arizona, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Willow Run Airport (YIP) (YIP), Detroit, Michigan, United States and Flagstaff Pulliam Airport (FLG), Flagstaff, Arizona, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,586 miles (or 2,553 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 Flagstaff Pulliam 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):

• Willow Run Airport was named for a small stream that meandered through pastureland and woods until the late-1930s.
• Willow Run Airport (YIP) (YIP) has 4 runways.
• At about the same time it sold the airfield, the RFC leased the bomber plant to the Kaiser-Frazer automobile company.
• 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.
• Between 1946 and 1947, passenger airlines serving Detroit moved from Detroit City Airport on the city's crowded east side, to Willow Run.
• 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 transitioned to production of the B-24H in June 1943.
• 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.

Facts about Flagstaff Pulliam Airport (FLG):

• The airport covers 795 acres at an elevation of 7,014 feet.
• Because of Flagstaff Pulliam Airport's high elevation of 7,014 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at FLG. Combined with a high temperature, this could make FLG a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• Flagstaff Pulliam Airport (FLG) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Flagstaff Pulliam Airport (FLG) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,332 miles (18,236 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• America West Airlines de Havilland Canada DHC-8 Dash 8 turboprops flew to the former America West hub in Phoenix before this airline was merged into US Airways.
• The closest airport to Flagstaff Pulliam Airport (FLG) is Sedona Airport (SDX), which is located 21 miles (34 kilometers) SSW of FLG.
• Historically, Flagstaff was served by the original Frontier Airlines until 1979 with Convair 580 turboprops to Phoenix as well as direct, no change of plane CV-580 service to Denver via Gallup, NM, Farmington, NM and Durango, CO.