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NSE to YKN: distance & flight time
Milton (Whiting Field Naval Air Station - North) → Yankton (Chan Gurney Municipal Airport)
1,017 mi
1,637 km · 884 nm
2h 41m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
1,017 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 41m 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
- NSE — Whiting Field Naval Air Station - North · Milton, United States
- YKN — Chan Gurney Municipal Airport · Yankton, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near NSE
- PNS · Pensacola Regional Airport20 mi away
- CEW · Bob Sikes Airport30 mi away
- EGI · Duke Field30 mi away
- NPA · Pensacola Naval Air Station/Forrest Sherman Field31 mi away
Near YKN
- FSD · Joe Foss Field Airport56 mi away
- SUX · Sioux Gateway Col. Bud Day Field62 mi away
- OFK · Karl Stefan Memorial Airport64 mi away
- MHE · Mitchell Municipal Airport68 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is NSE from YKN?
The flight distance from Milton (NSE) to Yankton (YKN) is 1,017 miles (1,637 km, 884 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from NSE to YKN?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 41m 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 NSE to YKN?
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