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YIP to YAM: distance & flight time
Detroit (Willow Run Airport) → Sault Sainte Marie (Sault Ste Marie Airport)
297 mi
479 km · 258 nm
1h 15m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
297 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 15m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- YAM — Sault Ste Marie Airport · Sault Sainte Marie, Canada
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 YAM
Frequently asked questions
How far is YIP from YAM?
The flight distance from Detroit (YIP) to Sault Sainte Marie (YAM) is 297 miles (479 km, 258 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YIP to YAM?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 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 cheapest way to fly from YIP to YAM?
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