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YIP to GVL: distance & flight time
Detroit (Willow Run Airport) → Gainesville (Lee Gilmer Memorial Airport)
551 mi
886 km · 478 nm
1h 40m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
551 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 40m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- GVL — Lee Gilmer Memorial Airport · Gainesville, 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 GVL
- ATL · Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport56 mi away
- LZU · Gwinnett County Briscoe Field22 mi away
- WDR · Barrow County Airport22 mi away
- AHN · Athens Ben Epps Airport36 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YIP from GVL?
The flight distance from Detroit (YIP) to Gainesville (GVL) is 551 miles (886 km, 478 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YIP to GVL?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 40m 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 GVL?
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