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RCY to YIP: distance & flight time
Port Nelson (Rum Cay Airport) → Detroit (Willow Run Airport)
1,376 mi
2,214 km · 1,195 nm
3h 27m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
1,376 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 27m 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
- RCY — Rum Cay Airport · Port Nelson, Bahamas
- 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 RCY
- SML · Stella Maris Airport28 mi away
- ZSA · San Salvador Airport33 mi away
- LGI · Deadman's Cay Airport39 mi away
- TBI · New Bight Airport58 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 RCY from YIP?
The flight distance from Port Nelson (RCY) to Detroit (YIP) is 1,376 miles (2,214 km, 1,195 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RCY to YIP?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 27m 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 RCY to YIP?
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