Nonstop flight route between Detroit, Michigan, United States and Ingolstadt, Germany:
Departure Airport:
(42°14'16"N by 83°31'49"W)
Arrival Airport:
(48°42'56"N by 11°32'2"E)
Distance from YIP to IGS:
4,317.18 miles (6,947.80 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Willow Run Airport (YIP) (YIP), Detroit, Michigan, United States and Ingolstadt Manching Airport (IGS), Ingolstadt, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,317 miles (or 6,948 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 Ingolstadt Manching 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 Ingolstadt Manching 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: | IGS / ETSI |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Ingolstadt, Germany |
| GPS Coordinates: | 48°42'56"N by 11°32'2"E |
| Area Served: | Ingolstadt, Germany |
| View all routes: | Routes from IGS |
| More Information: | IGS Maps & Info |
Facts about Willow Run Airport (YIP) (YIP):
- Willow Run Airport (YIP) (YIP) has 4 runways.
- Willow Run Airport has four runways, a continuously staffed FAA control tower, and US Customs operations.
- The RFC sold the airport to the University of Michigan in 1947 for $1.00.
- 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.
- To meet projected demand for the B-24, in early 1941 the Federal government established the Liberator Production Pool Program.
- 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.
- 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 first Ford-built Liberators rolled off the Willow Run line in September 1942.
Facts about Ingolstadt Manching Airport (IGS):
- In addition to being known as "Ingolstadt Manching Airport", another name for IGS is "Fliegerhorst Ingolstadt/Manching".
- The furthest airport from Ingolstadt Manching Airport (IGS) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,927 miles (19,194 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Ingolstadt Manching Airport (IGS) is Munich Airport (MUC), which is located 28 miles (44 kilometers) SSE of IGS.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 9.23 miles (14.85 km) E | Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW) | Romulus (near Detroit), Michigan, United States |     |
| 2 | 11.05 miles (17.79 km) W | Ann Arbor Municipal Airport (ARB) | Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States | |
| 3 | 29.10 miles (46.83 km) ENE | Coleman A. Young International Airport (DET) | Detroit, Michigan, United States | |
| 4 | 29.53 miles (47.52 km) E | Windsor International Airport (YQG) | Windsor, Ontario, Canada | |
| 5 | 30.08 miles (48.40 km) N | Oakland County International Airport (PTK) | Waterford, Michigan, United States | |
| 6 | 37.96 miles (61.09 km) SW | Lenawee County Airport (ADG) | Adrian, Michigan, United States | |
| 7 | 43.71 miles (70.35 km) NE | Selfridge Air National Guard Base (MTC) | Mount Clemens, Michigan, United States | |
| 8 | 46.58 miles (74.96 km) S | Toledo Executive Airport (TDZ) | Toledo, Ohio, United States | |
| 9 | 47.20 miles (75.95 km) SSW | Toledo Express Airport (TOL) | Toledo, Ohio, United States | |
| 10 | 47.60 miles (76.60 km) W | Jackson County Airport (JXN) | Jackson, Michigan, United States | |
| 11 | 51.43 miles (82.77 km) NNW | Bishop International Airport (FNT) | Flint, Michigan, United States | |
| 12 | 65.48 miles (105.38 km) NW | Capital Region International Airport (LAN) | Lansing, Michigan, United States | |
| 13 | 68.98 miles (111.01 km) NE | St. Clair County International Airport (PHN) | Port Huron, Michigan, United States | |
| 14 | 71.65 miles (115.31 km) SE | Griffing Sandusky Airport (SKY) | Sandusky, Ohio, United States | |
| 15 | 74.22 miles (119.44 km) E | Chatham-Kent Airport (XCM) | Chatham-Kent, Ontario, Canada | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,275.99 miles (18,146.90 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,252.23 miles (18,108.66 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,239.72 miles (18,088.52 km) WSW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,226.82 miles (18,067.78 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,183.46 miles (17,997.98 km) WSW | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,175.15 miles (17,984.61 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,163.61 miles (17,966.05 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,152.87 miles (17,948.76 km) WSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,145.71 miles (17,937.24 km) WSW | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,118.34 miles (17,893.18 km) WSW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,058.65 miles (17,797.13 km) SW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,023.64 miles (17,740.79 km) WSW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,019.53 miles (17,734.17 km) SW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,008.86 miles (17,717.00 km) SW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,948.07 miles (17,619.17 km) SW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 27.52 miles (44.30 km) SSE | Munich Airport (MUC) | Munich, Bavaria, Germany | |
| 2 | 34.06 miles (54.82 km) SW | Augsburg Airport (AGB) | Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany | |
| 3 | 37.24 miles (59.92 km) SSW | Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base (FEL) | Fürstenfeldbruck, Bavaria, Germany | |
| 4 | 46.56 miles (74.93 km) ENE | Straubing Wallmuehle Airport (RBM) | Straubing, Bavaria, Germany | |
| 5 | 57.90 miles (93.18 km) NNW | Nuremberg Airport (NUE) | Nuremberg, Germany | |
| 6 | 87.88 miles (141.43 km) N | Bindlacher Berg Airport (BYU) | Bayreuth, Bavaria, Germany | |
| 7 | 92.84 miles (149.41 km) SE | Salzburg Airport (SZG) | Salzburg, Austria | |
| 8 | 92.98 miles (149.64 km) NW | Kitzingen Airport (KZG) | Kitzingen, Bavaria, Germany | |
| 9 | 95.75 miles (154.10 km) NW | Giebelstadt Airport (GHF) | Giebelstadt, Germany | |
| 10 | 99.24 miles (159.71 km) NNE | Mariánské Lázně Airport (MKA) | Mariánské Lázně, Czech Republic | |
| 11 | 100.93 miles (162.44 km) S | Innsbruck Airport (INN) | Innsbruck, Austria | |
| 12 | 105.43 miles (169.68 km) W | Stuttgart Airport (STR) | Stuttgart, Germany | |
| 13 | 107.26 miles (172.62 km) W | Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof (ZWS) | Stuttgart, Germany | |
| 14 | 109.74 miles (176.61 km) N | Hof–Plauen Airport (HOQ) | Hof, Bavaria, Germany | |
| 15 | 117.82 miles (189.61 km) SW | Friedrichshafen Airport (FDH) | Friedrichshafen, Bodensee, Germany | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,926.81 miles (19,194.30 km) SE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,494.90 miles (18,499.20 km) ESE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,476.60 miles (18,469.74 km) ESE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,471.48 miles (18,461.51 km) SE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,469.90 miles (18,458.97 km) ESE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,469.52 miles (18,458.36 km) SE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,465.90 miles (18,452.53 km) ESE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,464.63 miles (18,450.49 km) ESE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,460.75 miles (18,444.24 km) ESE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,445.79 miles (18,420.17 km) ESE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,441.27 miles (18,412.89 km) ESE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,439.57 miles (18,410.15 km) E | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,427.62 miles (18,390.93 km) E | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,424.84 miles (18,386.46 km) ESE | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,422.63 miles (18,382.90 km) E | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |