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YIP to GRM: distance & flight time
Detroit (Willow Run Airport) → Grand Marais (Grand Marais Cook County Airport)
511 mi
823 km · 444 nm
1h 35m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
511 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 35m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- GRM — Grand Marais Cook County Airport · Grand Marais, 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 GRM
- YQT · Thunder Bay Airport61 mi away
- LYU · Ely Municipal Airport67 mi away
- YIB · Atikokan Municipal Airport87 mi away
- CMX · Houghton County Memorial Airport100 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YIP from GRM?
The flight distance from Detroit (YIP) to Grand Marais (GRM) is 511 miles (823 km, 444 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YIP to GRM?
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 Grand Marais?
Grand Marais is 1 hour behind Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YIP to GRM?
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