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YIP to TIW: distance & flight time
Detroit (Willow Run Airport) → Tacoma (Tacoma Narrows Airport)
1,926 mi
3,100 km · 1,674 nm
4h 15m
estimated nonstop flight time
-3h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
1,926 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 15m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- TIW — Tacoma Narrows Airport · Tacoma, 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 TIW
- SEA · Seattle Tacoma International Airport18 mi away
- TCM · McChord Air Force Base10 mi away
- GRF · Gray Army Air Field13 mi away
- PWT · Bremerton National Airport18 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YIP from TIW?
The flight distance from Detroit (YIP) to Tacoma (TIW) is 1,926 miles (3,100 km, 1,674 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YIP to TIW?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 15m 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 Tacoma?
Tacoma is 3 hours behind Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YIP to TIW?
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