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CDS to YKN: distance & flight time
Childress (Childress Municipal Airport) → Yankton (Chan Gurney Municipal Airport)
607 mi
976 km · 527 nm
1h 47m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
607 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 47m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- CDS — Childress Municipal Airport · Childress, United States
- YKN — Chan Gurney Municipal Airport · Yankton, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near CDS
- LTS · Altus Air Force Base60 mi away
- HBR · Hobart Regional Airport80 mi away
- CSM · Clinton Sherman Airport88 mi away
- PPA · Perry Lefors Field91 mi away
Near YKN
- FSD · Joe Foss Field Airport56 mi away
- SUX · Sioux Gateway Col. Bud Day Field62 mi away
- OFK · Karl Stefan Memorial Airport64 mi away
- MHE · Mitchell Municipal Airport68 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CDS from YKN?
The flight distance from Childress (CDS) to Yankton (YKN) is 607 miles (976 km, 527 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CDS to YKN?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 47m 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 CDS to YKN?
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