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YIP to BTR: distance & flight time
Detroit (Willow Run Airport) → Baton Rouge (Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport)
912 mi
1,468 km · 793 nm
2h 27m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
912 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 27m gate to gate, flying southwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YIP — Willow Run Airport · Detroit, United States
- BTR — Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport · Baton Rouge, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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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 BTR
Frequently asked questions
How far is YIP from BTR?
The flight distance from Detroit (YIP) to Baton Rouge (BTR) is 912 miles (1,468 km, 793 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YIP to BTR?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 27m 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 YIP to BTR?
Nonstop service on YIP–BTR 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 2h 27m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Detroit and Baton Rouge?
Baton Rouge is 1 hour behind Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YIP to BTR?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on YIP–BTR that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some YIP to BTR fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain YIP–BTR 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.