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YIP to YRL: distance & flight time
Detroit (Willow Run Airport) → Red Lake (Red Lake Airport)
779 mi
1,253 km · 677 nm
2h 10m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
779 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 10m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- YRL — Red Lake Airport · Red Lake, 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 YRL
- YPM · Pikangikum Airport53 mi away
- YHP · Poplar Hill Airport75 mi away
- YQK · Kenora Airport92 mi away
- YAC · Cat Lake Airport96 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YIP from YRL?
The flight distance from Detroit (YIP) to Red Lake (YRL) is 779 miles (1,253 km, 677 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YIP to YRL?
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 Red Lake?
Red Lake is 1 hour behind Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YIP to YRL?
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