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MSA to BIS: distance & flight time
Muskrat Dam (Muskrat Dam Airport) → Bismarck (Bismarck Municipal Airport)
608 mi
978 km · 528 nm
1h 47m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
608 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 47m 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
- MSA — Muskrat Dam Airport · Muskrat Dam, Canada
- 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 MSA
- ZPB · Sachigo Lake Airport36 mi away
- ZRJ · Round Lake (Weagamow Lake) Airport39 mi away
- XBE · Bearskin Lake Airport47 mi away
- KEW · Keewaywin Airport54 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 MSA from BIS?
The flight distance from Muskrat Dam (MSA) to Bismarck (BIS) is 608 miles (978 km, 528 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MSA to BIS?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 47m 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 MSA to BIS?
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