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BIS to CGX: distance & flight time
Bismarck (Bismarck Municipal Airport) → Chicago (Chicago Meigs Airport)
732 mi
1,177 km · 636 nm
2h 3m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
732 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 3m gate to gate, flying southeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- BIS — Bismarck Municipal Airport · Bismarck, United States
- CGX — Chicago Meigs Airport · Chicago, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near BIS
- MBG · Mobridge Municipal Airport86 mi away
- DIK · Dickinson Theodore Roosevelt Regional Airport97 mi away
- JMS · Jamestown Regional Airport98 mi away
- MOT · Minot International Airport106 mi away
Near CGX
- ORD · Chicago O'Hare International Airport17 mi away
- MDW · Chicago Midway International Airport9 mi away
- GYY · Gary Chicago International Airport20 mi away
- PWK · Chicago Executive Airport23 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BIS from CGX?
The flight distance from Bismarck (BIS) to Chicago (CGX) is 732 miles (1,177 km, 636 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BIS to CGX?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 3m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BIS to CGX?
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