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YIP to LBL: distance & flight time
Detroit (Willow Run Airport) → Liberal (Liberal Mid-America Regional Airport)
992 mi
1,597 km · 862 nm
2h 37m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
992 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 37m 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
- LBL — Liberal Mid-America Regional Airport · Liberal, 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 LBL
- GUY · Guymon Municipal Airport39 mi away
- GCK · Garden City Regional Airport62 mi away
- DDC · Dodge City Regional Airport74 mi away
- WWR · West Woodward Airport90 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YIP from LBL?
The flight distance from Detroit (YIP) to Liberal (LBL) is 992 miles (1,597 km, 862 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YIP to LBL?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 37m 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 Liberal?
Liberal is 1 hour behind Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YIP to LBL?
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