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YIP to TUL: distance & flight time
Detroit (Willow Run Airport) → Tulsa (Tulsa International Airport)
781 mi
1,257 km · 679 nm
2h 10m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
781 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 10m 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
- TUL — Tulsa International Airport · Tulsa, 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 TUL
- RVS · Richard Lloyd Jones Jr Airport12 mi away
- OKM · Okmulgee Regional Airport37 mi away
- CUH · Cushing Municipal Airport52 mi away
- CFV · Coffeyville Municipal Airport64 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YIP from TUL?
The flight distance from Detroit (YIP) to Tulsa (TUL) is 781 miles (1,257 km, 679 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YIP to TUL?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 10m 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 Tulsa?
Tulsa is 1 hour behind Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YIP to TUL?
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