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BOI to WYS: distance & flight time
Boise (Boise Air Terminal/Gowen Field) → West Yellowstone (Yellowstone Airport)
265 mi
426 km · 230 nm
1h 10m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
265 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 10m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- BOI — Boise Air Terminal/Gowen Field · Boise, United States
- WYS — Yellowstone Airport · West Yellowstone, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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Near BOI
- MUO · Mountain Home Air Force Base40 mi away
- ONO · Ontario Municipal Airport50 mi away
- MYL · McCall Municipal Airport92 mi away
- SUN · Friedman Memorial Airport97 mi away
Near WYS
- BZN · Gallatin Field75 mi away
- JAC · Jackson Hole Airport77 mi away
- LVM · Mission Field77 mi away
- IDA · Idaho Falls Regional Airport94 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BOI from WYS?
The flight distance from Boise (BOI) to West Yellowstone (WYS) is 265 miles (426 km, 230 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BOI to WYS?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 10m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from BOI to WYS?
Nonstop service on BOI–WYS depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 1h 10m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BOI to WYS?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on BOI–WYS that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some BOI to WYS fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain BOI–WYS tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.