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YIP to YHF: distance & flight time
Detroit (Willow Run Airport) → Hearst (Hearst René Fontaine Municipal Airport)
517 mi
831 km · 449 nm
1h 35m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
517 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 35m 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
- YHF — Hearst René Fontaine Municipal Airport · Hearst, 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 YHF
- YYU · Kapuskasing Airport58 mi away
- YHN · Hornepayne Municipal Airport60 mi away
- YMG · Manitouwadge Airport107 mi away
- YCN · Cochrane Airport127 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YIP from YHF?
The flight distance from Detroit (YIP) to Hearst (YHF) is 517 miles (831 km, 449 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YIP to YHF?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 35m 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 YHF?
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