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LAN to YIP: distance & flight time
Lansing (Capital City Airport) → Detroit (Willow Run Airport)
66 mi
105 km · 57 nm
38m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
66 miles nonstop takes roughly 38m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- LAN — Capital City Airport · Lansing, 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 LAN
- DTW · Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport74 mi away
- JXN · Jackson County Reynolds Field36 mi away
- AMN · Gratiot Community Airport38 mi away
- FNT · Bishop International Airport45 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 LAN from YIP?
The flight distance from Lansing (LAN) to Detroit (YIP) is 66 miles (105 km, 57 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LAN to YIP?
A nonstop flight takes about 38m 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 LAN to YIP?
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