Nonstop flight route between Detroit, Michigan, United States and Muskogee, Oklahoma, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Willow Run Airport (YIP) (YIP), Detroit, Michigan, United States and Davis Field (MKO), Muskogee, Oklahoma, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 780 miles (or 1,256 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 Davis Field, 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 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 RFC sold the airport to the University of Michigan in 1947 for $1.00.
• At the request of the government, Ford began to decentralize operations and many parts were assembled at other Ford plants as well as by the company's sub-contractors, with the Willow Run plant concentrating on final aircraft assembly.
• Willow Run Airport is in Van Buren Charter Township and in Ypsilanti Township, near Ypsilanti, Michigan, that serves freight, corporate, and general aviation.
• 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.
• 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 Airport (YIP) (YIP) has 4 runways.
• 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.

Facts about Davis Field (MKO):

• Because of Davis Field's relatively low elevation of 611 feet, planes can take off or land at Davis Field 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.
• Davis Field Aviation is the fixed base operator.
• In addition to being known as "Davis Field", another name for MKO is "(former Muskogee Army Airfield)".
• The furthest airport from Davis Field (MKO) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,741 miles (17,285 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• Davis Field (MKO) has 3 runways.
• The closest airport to Davis Field (MKO) is Hatbox FieldHatbox Army Airfield (HAX), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) NNW of MKO.