Nonstop flight route between Detroit, Michigan, United States and Oroville, California, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Willow Run Airport (YIP) (YIP), Detroit, Michigan, United States and Oroville Municipal Airport (OVE), Oroville, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,983 miles (or 3,191 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 Oroville Municipal 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):

• 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.
• Between 1946 and 1947, passenger airlines serving Detroit moved from Detroit City Airport on the city's crowded east side, to Willow Run.
• 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.
• 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 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 coming of World War II to Europe and the Fall of France in 1940 alarmed many in the United States, and in spite of an official policy of American neutrality, a number of government officials began preparing for the possibility of United States involvement.
• In 1956 there were seven commercial passenger carriers operating out of Willow Run.

Facts about Oroville Municipal Airport (OVE):

• The furthest airport from Oroville Municipal Airport (OVE) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,238 miles (18,086 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• In addition to being known as "Oroville Municipal Airport", another name for OVE is "Oroville Army Airfield".
• In 1942, the War Department leased the Oroville Municipal Airport and renamed it Oroville Army Air Field.
• Oroville Municipal Airport (OVE) has 2 runways.
• Table Mountain Aviation is part of the Oroville Municipal Airport, which lies approximately 3 miles southwest of downtown.
• Because of Oroville Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 192 feet, planes can take off or land at Oroville Municipal 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.
• The closest airport to Oroville Municipal Airport (OVE) is Chico Municipal Airport (CIC), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) NNW of OVE.