Nonstop flight route between Detroit, Michigan, United States and Hanoi, Vietnam:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Willow Run Airport (YIP) (YIP), Detroit, Michigan, United States and Nội Bài International Airport (HAN), Hanoi, Vietnam would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,012 miles (or 12,894 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 Nội Bài International 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 Nội Bài International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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

• 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 Willow Run bomber plant had many problems at startup, due in part to the mindsets and technical skills of both management and labor, who were each accustomed to the requirements of auto production, finding it difficult at first to adapt to the higher precision required in aircraft production.
• Willow Run Airport (YIP) (YIP) has 4 runways.
• 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.
• 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 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.
• Willow Run Airport has four runways, a continuously staffed FAA control tower, and US Customs operations.

Facts about Nội Bài International Airport (HAN):

• Nội Bài International Airport (HAN) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Nội Bài International Airport (HAN) is Diego Aracena International Airport (IQQ), which is nearly antipodal to Nội Bài International Airport (meaning Nội Bài International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Diego Aracena International Airport), and is located 12,174 miles (19,591 kilometers) away in Iquique, Chile.
• Nội Bài International Airport in Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam, is the largest airport in the north of the country.
• In 2010, the airport received approximately 9.5 million passengers, which made it overloaded, and accounted for one-third of international departures and arrivals at Vietnam's three international airports.
• As of December 2011, there was only one passenger terminal at Nội Bài Airport.
• Because of Nội Bài International Airport's relatively low elevation of 39 feet, planes can take off or land at Nội Bài International 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.
• In addition to being known as "Nội Bài International Airport", another name for HAN is "Sân bay Quốc tế Nội Bài".
• The closest airport to Nội Bài International Airport (HAN) is Cat Bi International Airport (HPH), which is located 65 miles (105 kilometers) ESE of HAN.