Nonstop flight route between Detroit, Michigan, United States and Bremerton, Washington, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Willow Run Airport (YIP) (YIP), Detroit, Michigan, United States and Bremerton National Airport (PWT), Bremerton, Washington, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,934 miles (or 3,112 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 Bremerton National Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
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: | PWT / KPWT |
| Airport Name: | Bremerton National Airport |
| Location: | Bremerton, Washington, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 47°29'25"N by 122°45'52"W |
| Area Served: | Bremerton, Washington |
| Operator/Owner: | Port of Bremerton |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 444 feet (135 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PWT |
| More Information: | PWT Maps & Info |
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 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Between 1946 and 1947, passenger airlines serving Detroit moved from Detroit City Airport on the city's crowded east side, to Willow Run.
- Today the Yankee Air Museum, in one of the airport hangars, has a large collection of vintage aircraft.
- Willow Run Airport was named for a small stream that meandered through pastureland and woods until the late-1930s.
- By fall 1944 Willow Run had moved from the B-24L to the B-24M, the last Liberator to be built in significant numbers.
- Willow Run Airport (YIP) (YIP) has 4 runways.
- In 1951, the United States Air Force exercised a right of return to Willow Run and established Willow Run Air Force Station to the east of the airport runway ).
- Willow Run Airport is in Van Buren Charter Township and in Ypsilanti Township, near Ypsilanti, Michigan, that serves freight, corporate, and general aviation.
- 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.
Facts about Bremerton National Airport (PWT):
- Bremerton National Airport (PWT) currently has only 1 runway.
- During World War II Kitsap County Airport was used by the United States Navy as an outer landing field for NAS Seattle.
- BNA has a second runway which has been closed for some time.
- Because of Bremerton National Airport's relatively low elevation of 444 feet, planes can take off or land at Bremerton National 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 furthest airport from Bremerton National Airport (PWT) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,787 miles (17,359 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- The closest airport to Bremerton National Airport (PWT) is Tacoma Narrows Airport (TIW), which is located only 18 miles (28 kilometers) SSE of PWT.
