Willow Run Airport
YIP · KYIP · Detroit, Michigan · Wayne County · map
Willow Run Airport is a public-use airport owned by Wayne County Airport Authority, 24 miles southwest of Detroit, Michigan, 716 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 05/23, is 7,543 feet of concrete. It has a control tower, fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 120 based aircraft. The FAA counts about 74,345 takeoffs and landings a year. About 4,328 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Weather right now KYIP · observed 5:53 pm EDT (21:53 UTC), 16 minutes ago
IFR instrument conditions
- Wind from the east-northeast (060°) at 4 knots
- Visibility 8 miles
- Sky: overcast at 800 feet
- Temperature 61°F (16°C), dew point 59°F (15°C)
- Altimeter 29.96 inHg
The forecast issued Sun 1:20 pm EDT (17:20 UTC), good until Mon 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC)
- From Sun 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the east at 6 knots, visibility 2 miles, mist, overcast at 600 feet IFR
- From Sun 4:00 pm EDT (20:00 UTC): wind from the east-northeast at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 900 feet, overcast at 1,500 feet IFR
- From Mon 12:00 am EDT (04:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 2,000 feet, a broken layer at 25,000 feet VFR
- From Mon 5:00 am EDT (09:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 2 knots, visibility 2 miles, mist, a few clouds at 300 feet, a broken layer at 25,000 feet IFR
- From Mon 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KYIP 112153Z 06004KT 8SM OVC008 16/15 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP142 T01610150
TAF KYIP 111720Z 1118/1218 08006KT 2SM BR OVC006 FM112000 07005KT P6SM BKN009 OVC015 FM120400 VRB02KT P6SM SCT020 BKN250 FM120900 24002KT 2SM BR FEW003 BKN250 FM121400 21009KT P6SM SCT250
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
Flight planning warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions · for planning, not a briefing
1 warning in force over this field:
- AIRMET SIERRA 3E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist).
12 pilot reports within 100 nautical miles in the last three hours, the nearest three:
- E545 at 4,500 ft, 7 nm northwest, 3:13 pm EDT (19:13 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: during the climb.
as filed, and in English
DTW UA /OV 7 NW YIP/TM 1913/FL045/TP E545/SK TOPS 041/TB NEG/RM DURC
- Report
- a routine report filed through DTW
- Where
- 7 northwest yip
- Time
- 19:13 UTC
- Height
- at 4,500 ft
- Aircraft
- E545
- Sky
- tops 4,100 ft
- Turbulence
- none
- Remarks
- during the climb
- A320 descending, 8 nm east, 5:38 pm EDT (21:38 UTC): overcast, remarks: tops 3,500 ft bases 500 ft.
as filed, and in English
DTW UA /OV DTW/TM 2138/FLDURD/TP A320/SK OVC/RM TOPS 035 BASES 005
- Report
- a routine report filed through DTW
- Where
- over DTW
- Time
- 21:38 UTC
- Height
- during the descent
- Aircraft
- A320
- Sky
- overcast
- Remarks
- tops 3,500 ft bases 500 ft
- CRJ7 descending, 8 nm east, 4:13 pm EDT (20:13 UTC): overcast above 40,000 ft.
as filed, and in English
DTW UA /OV DTW/TM 2013/FLDURD/TP CRJ7/SK OVC004
- Report
- a routine report filed through DTW
- Where
- over DTW
- Time
- 20:13 UTC
- Height
- during the descent
- Aircraft
- CRJ7
- Sky
- overcast from 400 ft
Winds aloft at the nearest forecast point (CLE, 90 nm southeast), for use 20:00–03:00 UTC: 3,000 ft: 340° at 5 kt; 6,000 ft: 320° at 13 kt, 14 °C; 9,000 ft: 300° at 12 kt, 8 °C; 12,000 ft: 310° at 10 kt, 2 °C; 18,000 ft: 310° at 14 kt, -10 °C.
No temporary flight restriction within 50 nautical miles.
The full picture: all warnings and reports, winds to 39,000 ft, radar and forecast charts
From the government's aviation weather service and the FAA's restriction list, refreshed every few minutes. This is for planning; the legal briefing comes from Flight Service or the FAA's own tools. Ordinary notices to air missions (closed runways, lights out) are not shown: the FAA's notice search is not open to sites like this one at this time.
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Scheduled and charter flights from here the DOT's airline reports · August 2025 to July 2026
Airlines reported 1,092 departures from YIP in those twelve months, carrying 13,405 passengers in 24,224 seats (55% filled), to 135 destinations (10 abroad) on 21 airlines.
All 135 destinations, the airlines and the aircraft, month by month
From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' T-100 table: every segment an airline reported flying, three months in arrears. Private, business and training flights are not in it; the live picture is in the activity card.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA YIP · ICAO KYIP
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Wayne County Airport Authority
- Elevation
- 716 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower · around the clock
- Attended
- around the clock
- Lights
- beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- Notes
- landing fee · certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Detroit sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 6W
- In the FAA's files since
- December 1942
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05/23 | 7,543 × 150 ft | Concrete, good | High-intensity lights |
| 09/27 | 5,001 × 100 ft | Asphalt, excellent | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 05: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), tree 74 ft high 2,434 ft from the end
- Runway 23: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), tree 39 ft high 1,387 ft from the end
- Runway 09: PAPI, four lights on the left
Radio frequencies
| ATIS (recorded airport information) | 127.425 | Willow Run |
| Ground | 119.975 | Willow Run |
| Tower | 125.275 | Willow Run |
| Approach and departure · Departure procedure (METRO) Westbound | 118.95 | Willow Run |
| Yip and vot | 108.85 | |
| Departure procedure (METRO) Eastbound | 134.3 | Willow Run |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 734-961-6843.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 51 |
| multi-engine | 16 |
| jets | 47 |
| helicopters | 6 |
Takeoffs and landings a year about 74,345, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| airline | 2,365 |
| air taxi and commuter | 10,608 |
| general aviation, travelling | 23,002 |
| general aviation, local | 38,238 |
| military | 132 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
Aircraft registered in Detroit from the FAA register
68 aircraft are registered to owners in Detroit, Michigan: 34 piston singles, 15 business jets, 13 helicopters, 1 turboprop, 1 piston twin. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Michigan.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Oxygen
- bottled oxygen (high-pressure), bulk oxygen (high-pressure)
- Also here
- air freight, avionics, cargo handling, charter flights, flight instruction, aircraft rental, aircraft sales
- Notes
- landing fee charged
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Detroit Metro Wayne County (8 nm east), Ann Arbor Municipal (10 nm west), Grosse Ile Municipal (19 nm southeast).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Michigan · avgas.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Repair stations in Detroit:
Companies in the same town as this airport; not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
13 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 12 for private pilot, 12 for commercial and instrument, 4 for airline transport pilot, 8 for flight instructor, 2 for sport pilot, 1 for type ratings; 10 for airplanes, 5 for multi-engine airplanes, 2 for helicopters. Also nearby: 2 sport aviation examiners, 21 aviation medical examiners, 5 mechanic examiners, 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance), 5 engineering representatives, 1 training center evaluator, 17 aircrew program designees, 1 training center examiner.
- Edmond William Verville private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · ATP Flight Training Center · Yipsilanti, MI (3 nm) · (269) 207-5864 · edverville@aol.com
- Mark Richard Handren commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, type ratings, private pilot (proficiency), instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; multi-engine airplanes · Ypsilanti, MI (3 nm) · (423) 312-4916 · wanderer1092@yahoo.com
- Marci Haengel private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Van Buren Township, MI (4 nm) · (734) 262-9292 · mmhaengel@yahoo.com
- Sara Diane Bey private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · East Michigan FSDO-GL-23/ EMI FSDO · Van Buren Charter Township, MI (4 nm) · (586) 201-9018 · s.bey97@gmail.com
- Amanda Kirsten Roggow private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes · Ann Arbor Municipal Airport · Ann Arbor, MI (10 nm) · (847) 400-4630 · roggow.av@gmail.com
- Clint Edward White private pilot, commercial and instrument, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Solo Aviation - ARB · Ann Arbor, MI (10 nm) · (404) 964-4121 · clintewhite@gmail.com
- Daniel Stephen Unger private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · CROSSWINDS AVIATION · Waterford Twp, MI (24 nm) · (586) 675-6030 · unger1949@gmail.com
- Gerald Leigh Stanley private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Oakland - Troy Airport · Troy, MI (24 nm) · (248) 613-9713 · glstanley@comcast.net
All 66 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- SAE: Sport Aviation Examiner: gives the tests for sport pilot certificates and light-sport aircraft.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
- TCE: Training Center Evaluator: gives tests at a simulator training center.
- APD: Aircrew Program Designee: an airline's own check pilot who gives the FAA's tests to the airline's pilots.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 30 since 1982, 2 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- And washtenaw county.
- Birds on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Landing fee is based on aircraft gross weight.
- Runway 9 displaced threshold obstruction clearance 50:1
- Only the 80' center portion of the runway is grvd.
- Helicopter takeoffs and landings on the south ramp prohibited, taxi only.
- Wrong surface arrival risk airport, closely aligned pavement txy G and runway 09/27.
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Detroit 68 aircraft · 34 piston singles, 15 business jets, 13 helicopters
- Tuskegee Airmen National Historical Museum INC 11 aircraft in town
- Sky Solutions LLC 11 aircraft in town
- Tuskegee Airmen National Historical Museum 9 aircraft in town
- Global Services Detroit LLC 4 aircraft in town
- Dci Aerotech Division of Detroit Chrome INC · repair station
- Laredo International (LRD) 326 flights in twelve months · USA Jet Airlines Inc., Tatonduk Outfitters Limited d/b/a Everts Air Alaska and Everts Air Cargo
- Alexandria International (AEX) 92 flights in twelve months · Air Wisconsin Airlines Corp, Eastern Air Express, LLC (EAX)
- Richmond International (RIC) 70 flights in twelve months · Kalitta Charters II, USA Jet Airlines Inc.
- Louisville Muhammad Ali International (SDF) 60 flights in twelve months · USA Jet Airlines Inc., Ameristar Air Cargo
- EL Paso International (ELP) 49 flights in twelve months · USA Jet Airlines Inc., Ameristar Air Cargo
- Kansas City International (MCI) 48 flights in twelve months · USA Jet Airlines Inc., Kalitta Charters II
- Willow Run (YIP) 33 flights in twelve months · USA Jet Airlines Inc., Kalitta Charters II
- Valley International (HRL) 31 flights in twelve months · Eastern Air Express, LLC (EAX), USA Jet Airlines Inc.
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 30 since 1982 · 2 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Michigan 2,103 since 1982 · 226 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Michigan 221 landing places
- Michigan 7,213 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/YIP.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 9, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.