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YIP to CLU: distance & flight time
Detroit (Willow Run Airport) → Columbus (Columbus Municipal Airport)
240 mi
386 km · 209 nm
1h 6m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
240 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 6m 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
- CLU — Columbus Municipal Airport · Columbus, 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 CLU
Frequently asked questions
How far is YIP from CLU?
The flight distance from Detroit (YIP) to Columbus (CLU) is 240 miles (386 km, 209 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YIP to CLU?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 6m 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 CLU?
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