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YIP to ALM: distance & flight time
Detroit (Willow Run Airport) → Alamogordo (Alamogordo White Sands Regional Airport)
1,385 mi
2,230 km · 1,204 nm
3h 29m
estimated nonstop flight time
-2h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
1,385 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 29m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 2-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YIP — Willow Run Airport · Detroit, United States
- ALM — Alamogordo White Sands Regional Airport · Alamogordo, 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 ALM
- HMN · Holloman Air Force Base7 mi away
- WSD · Condron Army Air Field42 mi away
- RUI · Sierra Blanca Regional Airport50 mi away
- LRU · Las Cruces International Airport66 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YIP from ALM?
The flight distance from Detroit (YIP) to Alamogordo (ALM) is 1,385 miles (2,230 km, 1,204 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YIP to ALM?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 29m 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 Detroit and Alamogordo?
Alamogordo is 2 hours behind Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YIP to ALM?
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