Nonstop flight route between Perry, Iowa, United States and Detroit, Michigan, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Perry Municipal Airport (PRO), Perry, Iowa, United States and Willow Run Airport (YIP) (YIP), Detroit, Michigan, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 546 miles (or 878 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the relatively short distance between Perry Municipal Airport and Willow Run Airport (YIP), the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PRO / KPRO |
Airport Name: | Perry Municipal Airport |
Location: | Perry, Iowa, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 41°49'41"N by 94°9'34"W |
Area Served: | Perry, Iowa |
Operator/Owner: | City of Perry |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1013 feet (309 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from PRO |
More Information: | PRO Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YIP / KYIP |
Airport Name: | Willow Run Airport (YIP) |
Location: | Detroit, Michigan, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 42°14'16"N by 83°31'49"W |
Operator/Owner: | Wayne County Airport Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 716 feet (218 meters) |
# of Runways: | 4 |
View all routes: | Routes from YIP |
More Information: | YIP Maps & Info |
Facts about Perry Municipal Airport (PRO):
- Perry Municipal Airport (PRO) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Perry Municipal Airport (PRO) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,760 miles (17,317 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Perry Municipal Airport (PRO) is Boone Municipal Airport (BNW), which is located 22 miles (36 kilometers) NE of PRO.
Facts about Willow Run Airport (YIP) (YIP):
- Because of Willow Run Airport (YIP)'s relatively low elevation of 716 feet, planes can take off or land at Willow Run Airport (YIP) at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- Although the airfield itself and the buildings to the east of the runways had been built on Henry Ford's personal property, it is unclear how the parcels across the county line that became the site of the bomber plant were assembled.
- Willow Run Airport (YIP) (YIP) has 4 runways.
- The furthest airport from Willow Run Airport (YIP) (YIP) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,276 miles (18,147 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The Willow Run plant was gigantic.
- Willow Run Airport has four runways, a continuously staffed FAA control tower, and US Customs operations.
- The closest airport to Willow Run Airport (YIP) (YIP) is Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) E of YIP.
- The first Ford-built Liberators rolled off the Willow Run line in September 1942.
- Willow Run's relative isolation encouraged new approaches to passenger transportation to and from airports.