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YIP to SJU: distance & flight time
Detroit (Willow Run Airport) → San Juan (Luis Munoz Marin International Airport)
1,940 mi
3,121 km · 1,685 nm
4h 16m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
1,940 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 16m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- SJU — Luis Munoz Marin International Airport · San Juan, Puerto Rico
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 SJU
- SIG · Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport6 mi away
- FAJ · Diego Jimenez Torres Airport24 mi away
- NRR · José Aponte de la Torre Airport27 mi away
- VQS · Vieques Airport44 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YIP from SJU?
The flight distance from Detroit (YIP) to San Juan (SJU) is 1,940 miles (3,121 km, 1,685 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YIP to SJU?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 16m 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 SJU?
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