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YIP to MOB: distance & flight time
Detroit (Willow Run Airport) → Mobile (Mobile Regional Airport)
839 mi
1,351 km · 729 nm
2h 17m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
839 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 17m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- MOB — Mobile Regional Airport · Mobile, 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 MOB
- BFM · Mobile Downtown Airport11 mi away
- GUF · Jack Edwards Airport44 mi away
- BIX · Keesler Air Force Base45 mi away
- GPT · Gulfport Biloxi International Airport53 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YIP from MOB?
The flight distance from Detroit (YIP) to Mobile (MOB) is 839 miles (1,351 km, 729 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YIP to MOB?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 17m 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 Mobile?
Mobile is 1 hour behind Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YIP to MOB?
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