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IDA to PIH: distance & flight time
Idaho Falls (Idaho Falls Regional Airport) → Pocatello (Pocatello Regional Airport)
49 mi
80 km · 43 nm
36m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
49 miles nonstop takes roughly 36m 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
- IDA — Idaho Falls Regional Airport · Idaho Falls, United States
- PIH — Pocatello Regional Airport · Pocatello, 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 IDA
- PIH · Pocatello Regional Airport49 mi away
- JAC · Jackson Hole Airport67 mi away
- WYS · Yellowstone Airport94 mi away
- BYI · Burley Municipal Airport109 mi away
Near PIH
- IDA · Idaho Falls Regional Airport49 mi away
- BYI · Burley Municipal Airport65 mi away
- LGU · Logan-Cache Airport86 mi away
- SUN · Friedman Memorial Airport95 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is IDA from PIH?
The flight distance from Idaho Falls (IDA) to Pocatello (PIH) is 49 miles (80 km, 43 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from IDA to PIH?
A nonstop flight takes about 36m 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 IDA to PIH?
Nonstop service on IDA–PIH 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 36m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from IDA to PIH?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on IDA–PIH that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some IDA to PIH fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain IDA–PIH 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.