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YIP to COU: distance & flight time
Detroit (Willow Run Airport) → Columbia (Columbia Regional Airport)
514 mi
826 km · 446 nm
1h 35m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
514 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 35m 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
- COU — Columbia Regional Airport · Columbia, 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 COU
- JEF · Jefferson City Memorial Airport16 mi away
- AIZ · Lee C Fine Memorial Airport53 mi away
- SZL · Whiteman Air Force Base72 mi away
- TBN · Waynesville-St. Robert Regional Forney field75 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YIP from COU?
The flight distance from Detroit (YIP) to Columbia (COU) is 514 miles (826 km, 446 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YIP to COU?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 35m 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 Columbia?
Columbia is 1 hour behind Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YIP to COU?
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