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PBI to YIP: distance & flight time
West Palm Beach (Palm Beach International Airport) → Detroit (Willow Run Airport)
1,092 mi
1,758 km · 949 nm
2h 50m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
1,092 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 50m 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
- PBI — Palm Beach International Airport · West Palm Beach, 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 PBI
- FLL · Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport42 mi away
- LNA · Palm Beach County Park Airport6 mi away
- BCT · Boca Raton Airport21 mi away
- MIA · Miami International Airport63 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 PBI from YIP?
The flight distance from West Palm Beach (PBI) to Detroit (YIP) is 1,092 miles (1,758 km, 949 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PBI to YIP?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 50m 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 PBI to YIP?
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