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EMP to BIS: distance & flight time
Kempten (Emporia Municipal Airport) → Bismarck (Bismarck Municipal Airport)
627 mi
1,010 km · 545 nm
1h 50m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
627 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 50m 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
- EMP — Emporia Municipal Airport · Kempten, Germany
- BIS — Bismarck Municipal Airport · Bismarck, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near EMP
- FOE · Topeka Regional Airport - Forbes Field51 mi away
- FRI · Marshall Army Air Field59 mi away
- TOP · Philip Billard Municipal Airport59 mi away
- CNU · Chanute Martin Johnson Airport60 mi away
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
Frequently asked questions
How far is EMP from BIS?
The flight distance from Kempten (EMP) to Bismarck (BIS) is 627 miles (1,010 km, 545 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from EMP to BIS?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 50m 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 EMP to BIS?
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