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YIP to YZR: distance & flight time
Detroit (Willow Run Airport) → Sarnia (Chris Hadfield Airport)
81 mi
131 km · 71 nm
41m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
81 miles nonstop takes roughly 41m 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
- YZR — Chris Hadfield Airport · Sarnia, 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 YZR
Frequently asked questions
How far is YIP from YZR?
The flight distance from Detroit (YIP) to Sarnia (YZR) is 81 miles (131 km, 71 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YIP to YZR?
A nonstop flight takes about 41m 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 YZR?
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