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YIP to LKP: distance & flight time
Detroit (Willow Run Airport) → Lake Placid (Lake Placid Airport)
501 mi
807 km · 435 nm
1h 33m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
501 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 33m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- LKP — Lake Placid Airport · Lake Placid, 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 LKP
- SLK · Adirondack Regional Airport15 mi away
- PBG · Plattsburgh International Airport36 mi away
- BTV · Burlington International Airport42 mi away
- MSS · Massena International Richards Field64 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YIP from LKP?
The flight distance from Detroit (YIP) to Lake Placid (LKP) is 501 miles (807 km, 435 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YIP to LKP?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 33m 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 LKP?
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