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YIP to EMP: distance & flight time
Detroit (Willow Run Airport) → Kempten (Emporia Municipal Airport)
719 mi
1,157 km · 625 nm
2h 2m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
719 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 2m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- EMP — Emporia Municipal Airport · Kempten, Germany
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 EMP
- FOE · Topeka Regional Airport - Forbes Field51 mi away
- FRI · Marshall Army Air Field59 mi away
- TOP · Philip Billard Municipal Airport59 mi away
- CNU · Chanute Martin Johnson Airport60 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YIP from EMP?
The flight distance from Detroit (YIP) to Kempten (EMP) is 719 miles (1,157 km, 625 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YIP to EMP?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 2m 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 Kempten?
Kempten is 1 hour behind Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YIP to EMP?
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