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YIP to SBN: distance & flight time
Detroit (Willow Run Airport) → South Bend (South Bend Regional Airport)
148 mi
238 km · 128 nm
51m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
148 miles nonstop takes roughly 51m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- SBN — South Bend Regional Airport · South Bend, 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 SBN
- EKI · Elkhart Municipal Airport16 mi away
- MGC · Michigan City Municipal Airport26 mi away
- VPZ · Porter County Municipal Airport40 mi away
- ORD · Chicago O'Hare International Airport84 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YIP from SBN?
The flight distance from Detroit (YIP) to South Bend (SBN) is 148 miles (238 km, 128 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YIP to SBN?
A nonstop flight takes about 51m 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 SBN?
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