Nonstop flight route between Puvirnituq, Quebec, Canada and Detroit, Michigan, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Puvirnituq Airport (YPX), Puvirnituq, Quebec, Canada and Willow Run Airport (YIP) (YIP), Detroit, Michigan, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,259 miles (or 2,026 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 Puvirnituq Airport and Willow Run Airport (YIP), the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Puvirnituq Airport (YPX):

• Because of Puvirnituq Airport's relatively low elevation of 83 feet, planes can take off or land at Puvirnituq 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.
• Puvirnituq Airport (YPX) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Puvirnituq Airport (YPX) is Akulivik Airport (AKV), which is located 61 miles (97 kilometers) NNW of YPX.
• The furthest airport from Puvirnituq Airport (YPX) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 10,575 miles (17,018 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.

Facts about Willow Run Airport (YIP) (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.
• 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 RFC sold the airport to the University of Michigan in 1947 for $1.00.
• Willow Run transitioned to production of the B-24H in June 1943.
• 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 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.
• Willow Run Airport has four runways, a continuously staffed FAA control tower, and US Customs operations.
• While the planes were being serviced and made ready for overseas movement, personnel for these planes were also being processed.