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DXR to YIP: distance & flight time
Danbury (Danbury Municipal Airport) → Detroit (Willow Run Airport)
521 mi
838 km · 452 nm
1h 36m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
521 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 36m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- DXR — Danbury Municipal Airport · Danbury, 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 DXR
- LGA · La Guardia Airport46 mi away
- JFK · John F Kennedy International Airport53 mi away
- EWR · Newark Liberty International Airport59 mi away
- OXC · Waterbury Oxford Airport19 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 DXR from YIP?
The flight distance from Danbury (DXR) to Detroit (YIP) is 521 miles (838 km, 452 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DXR to YIP?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 36m 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 DXR to YIP?
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