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BIS to FSD: distance & flight time
Bismarck (Bismarck Municipal Airport) → Sioux Falls (Joe Foss Field Airport)
294 mi
474 km · 256 nm
1h 14m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
294 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 14m 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
- FSD — Joe Foss Field Airport · Sioux Falls, 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 FSD
- YKN · Chan Gurney Municipal Airport56 mi away
- MHE · Mitchell Municipal Airport66 mi away
- SPW · Spencer Municipal Airport82 mi away
- SUX · Sioux Gateway Col. Bud Day Field83 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BIS from FSD?
The flight distance from Bismarck (BIS) to Sioux Falls (FSD) is 294 miles (474 km, 256 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BIS to FSD?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 14m 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 FSD?
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