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    "addressCountry": "United States of America",
    "addressLocality": "Detroit"
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      "name": "Domestic to Domestic Connection Time",
      "value": "60 minutes"
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      "name": "Domestic to International Connection Time",
      "value": "90 minutes"
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  "city": "Detroit",
  "code": "YIP",
  "connection_tips": "Willow Run Airport serves the Detroit metropolitan area as a historic general aviation facility with significant cargo and corporate flight operations, located in Ypsilanti, Michigan. Historical aviation enthusiasts appreciate the airport's significant role in American wartime aircraft production and its continued importance in regional aviation. The airport serves an important role in Michigan's aviation infrastructure, supporting corporate aviation, cargo operations, and specialized flight training programs. Flight connections are primarily through private aircraft, charter services, and cargo carriers, with commercial passenger service limited compared to nearby Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport.\n\nWeather conditions in southeastern Michigan can impact operations, particularly during winter months with snow, ice storms, and lake-effect weather, while spring and summer thunderstorms may cause temporary delays. This airport has a remarkable aviation heritage, having served as a major aircraft manufacturing center during World War II where thousands of B-24 Liberator bombers were produced. Travelers using Willow Run should confirm current services and facilities, as general aviation airports may operate differently from commercial terminals, with varying hours and service availability. Emergency services and medical evacuation flights also utilize the facility's capabilities and strategic location.\n\nGround transportation includes rental cars, taxis, and connections to the Detroit metropolitan area via major highways and public transit systems. The airport features multiple runways, extensive hangar facilities, and basic terminal services appropriate for general aviation and cargo operations. Today, the facility operates primarily as a general aviation airport serving corporate flights, cargo operations, flight training, and private aircraft, with limited scheduled passenger service.",
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  "frequent_traveler_tip": [
    "Check latest schedules; services may be infrequent.",
    "Check your flight status before leaving for the airport.",
    "Allow extra time during peak travel periods at this airport.",
    "Keep important documents easily accessible at this airport.",
    "Download your airline's mobile app for updates at this airport."
  ],
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  "iataCode": "YIP",
  "icao": "KYIP",
  "international": false,
  "last_modified": "June 2026",
  "last_updated": "2026-03-29",
  "latitude": 42.23789978,
  "layover_planner_info": "Minimal amenities; short layovers recommended.",
  "longitude": -83.53040314,
  "mct_domestic_to_domestic": 60,
  "mct_domestic_to_international": 90,
  "mct_interline": 120,
  "mct_international_to_domestic": 90,
  "mct_international_to_international": 120,
  "missed_connection_help": "Contact airline or airport staff for rebooking assistance.",
  "name": "Willow Run Airport",
  "region": "North America",
  "related_airports": [
    {
      "code": "ARB",
      "name": "Ann Arbor Municipal Airport"
    },
    {
      "code": "JFK",
      "name": "John F. Kennedy International Airport"
    }
  ],
  "terminal_info": "Willow Run Airport is the Wayne County Airport Authority field west of Detroit devoted to cargo, corporate, and general aviation rather than scheduled passenger traffic. The airport's own site describes YIP as one of the nation's larger landed-air-freight airports, typically handling more than `200,000,000 lbs` of cargo annually, with four runways, 24-hour FAA tower operations, ARFF, customs service, and a strong concentration of cargo carriers and flight schools.\n\nThat makes YIP very different from a generic regional airport. FAA material also describes a complex GA field with two principal active runways for most operations, heavy training traffic, business aviation, air taxi use, and direct proximity to DTW only about eight miles away. Willow Run's role in the Detroit area is therefore specialist and complementary, not redundant.\n\nIts terminal story is ultimately historical and operational: this is the former bomber-plant airport turned cargo-and-GA hub, now defined by freight, flight schools, customs-capable business aviation, and its place in southeast Michigan's aviation system rather than by passenger-terminal amenities.",
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}