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YIP to MGY: distance & flight time
Detroit (Willow Run Airport) → Dayton (Dayton-Wright Brothers Airport)
187 mi
300 km · 162 nm
57m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
187 miles nonstop takes roughly 57m 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
- MGY — Dayton-Wright Brothers Airport · Dayton, 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 MGY
- FFO · Wright-Patterson Air Force Base19 mi away
- DAY · James M Cox Dayton International Airport22 mi away
- HAO · Butler Co Regional Airport - Hogan Field22 mi away
- ILN · Wilmington Airpark26 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YIP from MGY?
The flight distance from Detroit (YIP) to Dayton (MGY) is 187 miles (300 km, 162 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YIP to MGY?
A nonstop flight takes about 57m 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 MGY?
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