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BES to YIP: distance & flight time
Brest (Brest Bretagne Airport) → Detroit (Willow Run Airport)
3,692 mi
5,941 km · 3,208 nm
7h 42m
estimated nonstop flight time
-6h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
3,692 miles nonstop takes roughly 7h 42m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 6-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- BES — Brest Bretagne Airport · Brest, France
- 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 BES
- LDV · Landivisiau Air Base13 mi away
- MXN · Morlaix-Ploujean Airport30 mi away
- UIP · Quimper-Cornouaille Airport35 mi away
- LAI · Lannion-Côte de Granit Airport48 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 BES from YIP?
The flight distance from Brest (BES) to Detroit (YIP) is 3,692 miles (5,941 km, 3,208 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BES to YIP?
A nonstop flight takes about 7h 42m 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 time difference between Brest and Detroit?
Detroit is 6 hours behind Brest.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BES to YIP?
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