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YIP to KES: distance & flight time
Detroit (Willow Run Airport) → Kelsey (Kelsey Airport)
1,115 mi
1,795 km · 969 nm
2h 53m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
1,115 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 53m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- KES — Kelsey Airport · Kelsey, Canada
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 KES
- ZAC · York Landing Airport17 mi away
- ILF · Ilford Airport35 mi away
- PIW · Pikwitonei Airport40 mi away
- YTH · Thompson Airport55 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YIP from KES?
The flight distance from Detroit (YIP) to Kelsey (KES) is 1,115 miles (1,795 km, 969 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YIP to KES?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 53m 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 KES?
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