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YIP to SPI: distance & flight time
Detroit (Willow Run Airport) → Springfield (Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport)
360 mi
580 km · 313 nm
1h 25m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
360 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 25m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- SPI — Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport · Springfield, 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 SPI
Frequently asked questions
How far is YIP from SPI?
The flight distance from Detroit (YIP) to Springfield (SPI) is 360 miles (580 km, 313 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YIP to SPI?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 25m 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 Springfield?
Springfield is 1 hour behind Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YIP to SPI?
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