# Distance from Montevideo (MVD) to Detroit (YIP)

> 9,011 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,011 km / 5,599 mi / 4,866 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 340° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 157° (south southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Uruguay) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: South America → North America
- **Time difference**: -1h (When it's 09:50 in Montevideo, it's 08:50 in Detroit)
- **Elevation difference**: 611 ft (YIP is higher than MVD)

## Airports

### [Carrasco International /General C L Berisso Airport (MVD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mvd-montevideo-carrasco-international-general-c-l-berisso-airport/1ef266df-ce8f-6a90-8f4a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Montevideo, Uruguay
- ICAO: SUMU
- Timezone: America/Montevideo
- Coordinates: -34.840000, -56.030000
- Elevation: 105 ft

### [Willow Run Airport (YIP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/yip-detroit-willow-run-airport/1ef266df-418b-6590-9282-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Detroit, United States
- ICAO: KYIP
- Timezone: America/New_York
- Coordinates: 42.200000, -83.500000
- Elevation: 716 ft

## Route notes

This is an ultra-long-haul route, one of the longest in aviation. It requires wide-body aircraft with extended range capability such as the Airbus A350-900ULR or Boeing 777-200LR. Passengers should prepare for an extended flight with multiple meal services.

Time-zone information: When it's 09:50 in Montevideo, it's 08:50 in Detroit.

## Related

- [Carrasco International /General C L Berisso Airport (MVD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mvd-montevideo-carrasco-international-general-c-l-berisso-airport/1ef266df-ce8f-6a90-8f4a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Willow Run Airport (YIP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/yip-detroit-willow-run-airport/1ef266df-418b-6590-9282-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)