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YIP to AYS: distance & flight time
Detroit (Willow Run Airport) → Waycross (Waycross Ware County Airport)
762 mi
1,226 km · 662 nm
2h 7m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
762 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 7m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- AYS — Waycross Ware County Airport · Waycross, 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 AYS
- VAD · Moody Air Force Base51 mi away
- BQK · Brunswick Golden Isles Airport55 mi away
- SSI · Malcolm McKinnon Airport60 mi away
- VLD · Valdosta Regional Airport61 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YIP from AYS?
The flight distance from Detroit (YIP) to Waycross (AYS) is 762 miles (1,226 km, 662 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YIP to AYS?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 7m 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 AYS?
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