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OMA to YKN: distance & flight time
Omaha (Eppley Airfield) → Yankton (Chan Gurney Municipal Airport)
135 mi
218 km · 117 nm
49m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
135 miles nonstop takes roughly 49m 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
- OMA — Eppley Airfield · Omaha, 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 OMA
- CBF · Council Bluffs Municipal Airport8 mi away
- OFF · Offutt Air Force Base13 mi away
- FET · Fremont Municipal Airport34 mi away
- LNK · Lincoln Airport55 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 OMA from YKN?
The flight distance from Omaha (OMA) to Yankton (YKN) is 135 miles (218 km, 117 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from OMA to YKN?
A nonstop flight takes about 49m 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 OMA to YKN?
Nonstop service on OMA–YKN 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 49m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from OMA to YKN?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on OMA–YKN that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some OMA to YKN fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain OMA–YKN 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.