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FSD to EED: distance & flight time
Sioux Falls (Joe Foss Field Airport) → Needles (Needles Airport)
1,131 mi
1,821 km · 983 nm
2h 56m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
1,131 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 56m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- FSD — Joe Foss Field Airport · Sioux Falls, United States
- EED — Needles Airport · Needles, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near FSD
- YKN · Chan Gurney Municipal Airport56 mi away
- MHE · Mitchell Municipal Airport66 mi away
- SPW · Spencer Municipal Airport82 mi away
- SUX · Sioux Gateway Col. Bud Day Field83 mi away
Near EED
- HII · Lake Havasu City Airport20 mi away
- LAS · McCarran International Airport96 mi away
- BLH · Blythe Airport79 mi away
- HSH · Henderson Executive Airport88 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is FSD from EED?
The flight distance from Sioux Falls (FSD) to Needles (EED) is 1,131 miles (1,821 km, 983 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FSD to EED?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 56m 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 FSD to EED?
Nonstop service on FSD–EED 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 2h 56m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from FSD to EED?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on FSD–EED that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some FSD to EED fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain FSD–EED 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.