Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
HKY to YIP: distance & flight time
Hickory (Hickory Regional Airport) → Detroit (Willow Run Airport)
463 mi
746 km · 403 nm
1h 28m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
See live HKY→YIP fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
463 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 28m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- HKY — Hickory Regional Airport · Hickory, 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.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
Near HKY
- CLT · Charlotte Douglas International Airport44 mi away
- MRN · Foothills Regional Airport14 mi away
- SVH · Statesville Regional Airport24 mi away
- IKB · Wilkes County Airport37 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 HKY from YIP?
The flight distance from Hickory (HKY) to Detroit (YIP) is 463 miles (746 km, 403 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from HKY to YIP?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 28m 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 HKY to YIP?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on HKY–YIP that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.