Willow Run (YIP) Airport Car Service

YIP (officially Willow Run Airport) sits in Van Buren Township, Michigan in Wayne County between Ypsilanti and Belleville, accessible via Interstate 94 and Ecorse Road. The airport is owned and operated by the Wayne County Airport Authority and serves as one of the most historically significant airfields in American aviation history. YIP was built during World War II to support the Ford Motor Company B 24 Liberator bomber production line at the adjacent Willow Run Bomber Plant. There is no scheduled commercial service; YIP handles air cargo operations, business jet, charter, flight training, and Connect Air Lines service to selected destinations. Our chauffeurs stage at the terminal area for charter and FBO pickups.

YIP to Ann Arbor and the University of Michigan main campus runs about 15 to 20 minutes via Interstate 94 westbound to US 23 northbound. We handle daily transfers to Ann Arbor hotels including the Graduate Ann Arbor, the Bell Tower Hotel, the Residence Inn Ann Arbor Downtown, and the Marriott Ann Arbor Ypsilanti.

Yes. YIP is a major air cargo and freight charter operations base, with hangar facilities, FBO services, and ramp space for cargo aircraft including Boeing 757 and 767 freighter operations. The historic Willow Run Bomber Plant heritage continues to shape cargo operations at the field. We hold standing accounts with several cargo operators, charter freight customers, and corporate flight departments running scheduled YIP rotations.

Yes. The Yankee Air Museum (housed in the historic Willow Run Bomber Plant complex, preserving the legacy of the Ford Motor Company B 24 Liberator production line that famously rolled out a bomber every 55 minutes at peak production) sits at YIP. We handle daily museum visitor transfers, World War II veterans group transport, and aviation heritage tour logistics including B 17 Yankee Lady and other Yankee Air Museum aircraft event pickups.

Yes. Michigan Stadium (the Big House, home of the Michigan Wolverines football team and the largest stadium in the United States by capacity at over 107,000) runs about 15 to 20 minutes from YIP via Interstate 94 westbound. We handle Wolverines home football game weekend transfers, suite holder pickups, Big Ten visiting team logistics, and Crisler Center basketball transport. National Championship game weekends and the Ohio State rivalry fill our calendar months ahead.

Yes. Toyota Motor North America Research and Development (the major Toyota engineering campus in York Township, Michigan) runs about 15 minutes from YIP, and the IBM Innovation Center plus the broader Ann Arbor and Plymouth Township automotive engineering corridor runs within 30 minutes. We hold standing accounts with Toyota engineering visitors, automotive supplier delegations, and Ann Arbor tech corporate teams running daily YIP rotations.

Yes. Eastern Michigan University (home of the EMU Eagles football team playing at Rynearson Stadium) runs about 5 to 10 minutes from YIP. We handle parent weekend transfers, Eagles football game transport, Convocation Center basketball pickups, graduation week, and Mid American Conference visiting team logistics.

Yes. Ypsilanti and the broader Washtenaw County corporate base including Domino's Pizza world headquarters in Ann Arbor, the University of Michigan academic medical complex, Toyota R&D, and the major Ann Arbor biotechnology and software corporate base all generate consistent corporate aviation demand through YIP. We hold standing accounts with several Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti based firms.

Michigan Wolverines home football game weekends (typically six to seven Saturdays each fall, September through November) generate the heaviest weekend demand of our Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti year. Big game weekends including Ohio State (when held in Ann Arbor in even numbered years), Michigan State, and Penn State require eight to twelve weeks of lead time for SUV and Sprinter bookings. National Championship game appearances fill our calendar months ahead.

Yes. Dispatch runs around the clock with a live human on the line, and we operate red eye cargo aviation flight crew transfers, 4 am corporate departures for Toyota R&D and Ann Arbor early morning meetings, and late night Michigan football game day tailgate pickups. There is no surcharge for late night or early morning service on standard bookings.