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YIP to ALE: distance & flight time
Detroit (Willow Run Airport) → Alpine (Alpine Casparis Municipal Airport)
1,383 mi
2,226 km · 1,202 nm
3h 28m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
1,383 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 28m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- YIP — Willow Run Airport · Detroit, United States
- ALE — Alpine Casparis Municipal Airport · Alpine, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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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
Near ALE
- MRF · Marfa Municipal Airport20 mi away
- FST · Fort Stockton Pecos County Airport59 mi away
- PEQ · Pecos Municipal Airport70 mi away
- INK · Winkler County Airport101 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YIP from ALE?
The flight distance from Detroit (YIP) to Alpine (ALE) is 1,383 miles (2,226 km, 1,202 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YIP to ALE?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 28m 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 YIP to ALE?
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