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JEF to BIS: distance & flight time
Jefferson City (Jefferson City Memorial Airport) → Bismarck (Bismarck Municipal Airport)
713 mi
1,148 km · 620 nm
2h 1m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
713 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 1m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- JEF — Jefferson City Memorial Airport · Jefferson City, United States
- 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 JEF
- COU · Columbia Regional Airport16 mi away
- AIZ · Lee C Fine Memorial Airport40 mi away
- TBN · Waynesville-St. Robert Regional Forney field59 mi away
- SZL · Whiteman Air Force Base76 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 JEF from BIS?
The flight distance from Jefferson City (JEF) to Bismarck (BIS) is 713 miles (1,148 km, 620 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from JEF to BIS?
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.
Are there nonstop flights from JEF to BIS?
Nonstop service on JEF–BIS 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 1m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from JEF to BIS?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on JEF–BIS that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some JEF to BIS fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain JEF–BIS 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.