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OEL to YIP: distance & flight time
Oakley (Oryol Yuzhny Airport) → Detroit (Willow Run Airport)
4,944 mi
7,956 km · 4,296 nm
10h 10m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
4,944 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 10m 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
- OEL — Oryol Yuzhny Airport · Oakley, 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 OEL
- BZK · Bryansk Airport78 mi away
- URS · Kursk East Airport83 mi away
- KLF · Grabtsevo Airport113 mi away
- LPK · Lipetsk Airport148 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 OEL from YIP?
The flight distance from Oakley (OEL) to Detroit (YIP) is 4,944 miles (7,956 km, 4,296 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from OEL to YIP?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 10m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from OEL to YIP?
Nonstop service on OEL–YIP depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 10h 10m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from OEL to YIP?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on OEL–YIP that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some OEL to YIP fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain OEL–YIP tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.