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YIP to SLK: distance & flight time
Detroit (Willow Run Airport) → Saranac Lake (Adirondack Regional Airport)
491 mi
791 km · 427 nm
1h 32m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
491 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 32m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- SLK — Adirondack Regional Airport · Saranac Lake, 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 SLK
- LKP · Lake Placid Airport15 mi away
- PBG · Plattsburgh International Airport41 mi away
- MSS · Massena International Richards Field49 mi away
- BTV · Burlington International Airport52 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YIP from SLK?
The flight distance from Detroit (YIP) to Saranac Lake (SLK) is 491 miles (791 km, 427 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YIP to SLK?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 32m 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 SLK?
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