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YIP to JOT: distance & flight time
Detroit (Willow Run Airport) → Joliet (Joliet Regional Airport)
244 mi
393 km · 212 nm
1h 7m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
244 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 7m 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
- JOT — Joliet Regional Airport · Joliet, 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 JOT
- ORD · Chicago O'Hare International Airport35 mi away
- LOT · Lewis University Airport7 mi away
- DPA · Dupage Airport27 mi away
- MDW · Chicago Midway International Airport29 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YIP from JOT?
The flight distance from Detroit (YIP) to Joliet (JOT) is 244 miles (393 km, 212 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YIP to JOT?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 7m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from YIP to JOT?
Nonstop service on YIP–JOT depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 1h 7m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Detroit and Joliet?
Joliet is 1 hour behind Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YIP to JOT?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on YIP–JOT that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some YIP to JOT fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain YIP–JOT tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.