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DTW to YKN: distance & flight time
Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport) → Yankton (Chan Gurney Municipal Airport)
715 mi
1,151 km · 621 nm
2h 1m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
715 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 1m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- DTW — Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport · Detroit, 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 DTW
- YIP · Willow Run Airport9 mi away
- ARB · Ann Arbor Municipal Airport20 mi away
- YQG · Windsor Airport21 mi away
- DET · Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport22 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 DTW from YKN?
The flight distance from Detroit (DTW) to Yankton (YKN) is 715 miles (1,151 km, 621 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DTW to YKN?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 1m 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 time difference between Detroit and Yankton?
Yankton is 1 hour behind Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DTW to YKN?
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