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APN to YIP: distance & flight time
Alpena (Alpena County Regional Airport) → Detroit (Willow Run Airport)
196 mi
316 km · 171 nm
59m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
196 miles nonstop takes roughly 59m gate to gate, flying south. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- APN — Alpena County Regional Airport · Alpena, United States
- YIP — Willow Run Airport · Detroit, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near APN
- OSC · Oscoda Wurtsmith Airport44 mi away
- ECA · Iosco County Airport53 mi away
- GLR · Gaylord Regional Airport56 mi away
- DRE · Drummond Island Airport65 mi away
Near YIP
- DTW · Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport9 mi away
- ARB · Ann Arbor Municipal Airport11 mi away
- DET · Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport29 mi away
- YQG · Windsor Airport30 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is APN from YIP?
The flight distance from Alpena (APN) to Detroit (YIP) is 196 miles (316 km, 171 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from APN to YIP?
A nonstop flight takes about 59m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from APN to YIP?
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