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YTE to YIP: distance & flight time
Cape Dorset (Cape Dorset Airport) → Detroit (Willow Run Airport)
1,545 mi
2,486 km · 1,342 nm
3h 30m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
1,545 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 30m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- YTE — Cape Dorset Airport · Cape Dorset, Canada
- YIP — Willow Run Airport · Detroit, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near YTE
- YIK · Ivujivik Airport133 mi away
- YZG · Salluit Airport144 mi away
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
Frequently asked questions
How far is YTE from YIP?
The flight distance from Cape Dorset (YTE) to Detroit (YIP) is 1,545 miles (2,486 km, 1,342 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YTE to YIP?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 30m 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 YTE to YIP?
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