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YIP to BBX: distance & flight time
Detroit (Willow Run Airport) → Philadelphia (Wings Field)
453 mi
730 km · 394 nm
1h 27m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
453 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 27m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- BBX — Wings Field · Philadelphia, 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 BBX
- PHL · Philadelphia International Airport18 mi away
- NXX · Willow Grove Naval Air Station/Joint Reserve Base8 mi away
- PNE · Northeast Philadelphia Airport14 mi away
- DYL · Doylestown Airport15 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YIP from BBX?
The flight distance from Detroit (YIP) to Philadelphia (BBX) is 453 miles (730 km, 394 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YIP to BBX?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 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 YIP to BBX?
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