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YIP to EBL: distance & flight time
Detroit (Willow Run Airport) → Erbil (Erbil International Airport)
6,084 mi
9,792 km · 5,287 nm
12h 24m
estimated nonstop flight time
+7h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
6,084 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 24m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 7-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YIP — Willow Run Airport · Detroit, United States
- EBL — Erbil International Airport · Erbil, Iraq
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 EBL
- OSM · Mosul International Airport46 mi away
- KIK · Kirkuk Air Base57 mi away
- RQW · Qayyarah West Airport57 mi away
- ISU · Sulaymaniyah International Airport89 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YIP from EBL?
The flight distance from Detroit (YIP) to Erbil (EBL) is 6,084 miles (9,792 km, 5,287 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YIP to EBL?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 24m 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 Erbil?
Erbil is 7 hours ahead of Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YIP to EBL?
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