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BWI to YIP: distance & flight time
Baltimore (Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport) → Detroit (Willow Run Airport)
417 mi
671 km · 362 nm
1h 22m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
417 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 22m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- BWI — Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport · Baltimore, 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 BWI
- DCA · Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport30 mi away
- IAD · Washington Dulles International Airport45 mi away
- FME · Tipton Airport8 mi away
- ANP · Lee Airport17 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 BWI from YIP?
The flight distance from Baltimore (BWI) to Detroit (YIP) is 417 miles (671 km, 362 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BWI to YIP?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 22m 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 BWI to YIP?
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