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 and fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A).
Weather right now KYIP · observed 2:53 pm EDT (18:53 UTC), 62 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the south-southwest (200°) at 7 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 67°F (19°C), dew point 42°F (6°C)
- Altimeter 30.08 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 1:39 pm EDT (17:39 UTC), good until Wed 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC)
- From Tue 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 10,000 feet, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
- From Tue 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 12,000 feet, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
- From Wed 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 11 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 4,000 feet, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
- From Wed 12:00 pm EDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 14 knots, gusting to 20, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 4,000 feet, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KYIP 061853Z 20007KT 10SM CLR 19/06 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP186 T01940056
TAF KYIP 061739Z 0618/0718 21008KT P6SM FEW100 SCT250 FM070000 21009KT P6SM FEW120 SCT250 FM071200 22011KT P6SM SCT040 SCT250 FM071600 23014G20KT P6SM SCT040 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.
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
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- 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
Drawn to scale from the FAA's runway positions, north up. 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.
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, never named. All aircraft registered in Michigan.
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.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- 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.
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 5, 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.