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BIS to RDR: distance & flight time
Bismarck (Bismarck Municipal Airport) → Red River (Grand Forks Air Force Base)
177 mi
284 km · 154 nm
56m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
177 miles nonstop takes roughly 56m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- RDR — Grand Forks Air Force Base · Red River, 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 RDR
- GFK · Grand Forks International Airport10 mi away
- TVF · Thief River Falls Regional Airport57 mi away
- PMB · Pembina Municipal Airport68 mi away
- DVL · Devils Lake Regional Airport70 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BIS from RDR?
The flight distance from Bismarck (BIS) to Red River (RDR) is 177 miles (284 km, 154 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BIS to RDR?
A nonstop flight takes about 56m 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 RDR?
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