Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
OMA to YIP: distance & flight time
Omaha (Eppley Airfield) → Detroit (Willow Run Airport)
640 mi
1,030 km · 556 nm
1h 51m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading east
See live OMA→YIP fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
640 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 51m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- OMA — Eppley Airfield · Omaha, 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 OMA
- CBF · Council Bluffs Municipal Airport8 mi away
- OFF · Offutt Air Force Base13 mi away
- FET · Fremont Municipal Airport34 mi away
- LNK · Lincoln Airport55 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 OMA from YIP?
The flight distance from Omaha (OMA) to Detroit (YIP) is 640 miles (1,030 km, 556 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from OMA to YIP?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 51m 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 time difference between Omaha and Detroit?
Detroit is 1 hour ahead of Omaha.
What is the cheapest way to fly from OMA to YIP?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on OMA–YIP that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.