Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
YXH to YIP: distance & flight time
Medicine Hat (Medicine Hat Airport) → Detroit (Willow Run Airport)
1,399 mi
2,251 km · 1,216 nm
3h 30m
estimated nonstop flight time
+2h
time difference · heading east
See live YXH→YIP fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
1,399 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 30m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 2-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YXH — Medicine Hat Airport · Medicine Hat, 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.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
Near YXH
- YSD · Suffield Heliport27 mi away
- YQL · Lethbridge County Airport96 mi away
- HVR · Havre City County Airport111 mi away
- YKY · Kindersley Airport123 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 YXH from YIP?
The flight distance from Medicine Hat (YXH) to Detroit (YIP) is 1,399 miles (2,251 km, 1,216 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YXH 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 time difference between Medicine Hat and Detroit?
Detroit is 2 hours ahead of Medicine Hat.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YXH to YIP?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on YXH–YIP that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.