Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
YIP to NUQ: distance & flight time
Detroit (Willow Run Airport) → Mountain View (Moffett Federal Airfield)
2,053 mi
3,304 km · 1,784 nm
4h 30m
estimated nonstop flight time
-3h
time difference · heading west
See live YIP→NUQ fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
2,053 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 30m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 3-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YIP — Willow Run Airport · Detroit, United States
- NUQ — Moffett Federal Airfield · Mountain View, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
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 NUQ
Frequently asked questions
How far is YIP from NUQ?
The flight distance from Detroit (YIP) to Mountain View (NUQ) is 2,053 miles (3,304 km, 1,784 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YIP to NUQ?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 30m 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 Mountain View?
Mountain View is 3 hours behind Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YIP to NUQ?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on YIP–NUQ that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.