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YIP to NPA: distance & flight time
Detroit (Willow Run Airport) → Pensacola (Pensacola Naval Air Station/Forrest Sherman Field)
848 mi
1,364 km · 737 nm
2h 19m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
848 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 19m 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
- NPA — Pensacola Naval Air Station/Forrest Sherman Field · Pensacola, 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 NPA
- PNS · Pensacola Regional Airport11 mi away
- GUF · Jack Edwards Airport21 mi away
- NSE · Whiting Field Naval Air Station - North31 mi away
- BFM · Mobile Downtown Airport48 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YIP from NPA?
The flight distance from Detroit (YIP) to Pensacola (NPA) is 848 miles (1,364 km, 737 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YIP to NPA?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 19m 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 Pensacola?
Pensacola is 1 hour behind Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YIP to NPA?
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