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YIP to YXU: distance & flight time
Detroit (Willow Run Airport) → London (London Airport)
133 mi
214 km · 115 nm
49m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
133 miles nonstop takes roughly 49m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- YXU — London Airport · London, 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 YXU
- YQS · St Thomas Municipal Airport18 mi away
- YCE · Centralia / James T. Field Memorial Aerodrome25 mi away
- YYZ · Lester B. Pearson International Airport88 mi away
- YKF · Waterloo Airport49 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YIP from YXU?
The flight distance from Detroit (YIP) to London (YXU) is 133 miles (214 km, 115 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YIP to YXU?
A nonstop flight takes about 49m 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 YXU?
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