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YIP to YCG: distance & flight time
Detroit (Willow Run Airport) → Castlegar (Castlegar/West Kootenay Regional Airport)
1,698 mi
2,733 km · 1,476 nm
3h 48m
estimated nonstop flight time
-3h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
1,698 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 48m 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
- YCG — Castlegar/West Kootenay Regional Airport · Castlegar, 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 YCG
- YZZ · Trail Airport17 mi away
- ZGF · Grand Forks Airport41 mi away
- YXC · Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport86 mi away
- YYF · Penticton Airport89 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YIP from YCG?
The flight distance from Detroit (YIP) to Castlegar (YCG) is 1,698 miles (2,733 km, 1,476 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YIP to YCG?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 48m 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 Castlegar?
Castlegar is 3 hours behind Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YIP to YCG?
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