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YIP to VNS: distance & flight time
Detroit (Willow Run Airport) → Varanasi (Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport)
7,680 mi
12,360 km · 6,674 nm
15h 32m
estimated nonstop flight time
+9.5h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
7,680 miles nonstop takes roughly 15h 32m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 9.5-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YIP — Willow Run Airport · Detroit, United States
- VNS — Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport · Varanasi, India
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 VNS
- IXD · Allahabad Airport70 mi away
- GOP · Gorakhpur Airport96 mi away
- PAT · Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport139 mi away
- GAY · Gaya Airport140 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YIP from VNS?
The flight distance from Detroit (YIP) to Varanasi (VNS) is 7,680 miles (12,360 km, 6,674 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YIP to VNS?
A nonstop flight takes about 15h 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 time difference between Detroit and Varanasi?
Varanasi is 9.5 hours ahead of Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YIP to VNS?
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