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TYS to YIP: distance & flight time
Knoxville (McGhee Tyson Airport) → Detroit (Willow Run Airport)
445 mi
716 km · 386 nm
1h 26m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
445 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 26m 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
- TYS — McGhee Tyson Airport · Knoxville, 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 TYS
- MMI · McMinn County Airport43 mi away
- HDI · Hardwick Field62 mi away
- CSV · Crossville Memorial Whitson Field62 mi away
- AVL · Asheville Regional Airport86 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 TYS from YIP?
The flight distance from Knoxville (TYS) to Detroit (YIP) is 445 miles (716 km, 386 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from TYS to YIP?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 26m 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 TYS to YIP?
Nonstop service on TYS–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 1h 26m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from TYS to YIP?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on TYS–YIP that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some TYS to YIP fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain TYS–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.