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PIW to RDR: distance & flight time
Pikwitonei (Pikwitonei Airport) → Red River (Grand Forks Air Force Base)
527 mi
848 km · 458 nm
1h 37m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
527 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 37m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- PIW — Pikwitonei Airport · Pikwitonei, Canada
- RDR — Grand Forks Air Force Base · Red River, 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 PIW
- YTD · Thicket Portage Airport28 mi away
- YTH · Thompson Airport31 mi away
- KES · Kelsey Airport40 mi away
- ZAC · York Landing Airport54 mi away
Near RDR
- GFK · Grand Forks International Airport10 mi away
- TVF · Thief River Falls Regional Airport57 mi away
- PMB · Pembina Municipal Airport68 mi away
- DVL · Devils Lake Regional Airport70 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is PIW from RDR?
The flight distance from Pikwitonei (PIW) to Red River (RDR) is 527 miles (848 km, 458 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PIW to RDR?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 37m 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 PIW to RDR?
Nonstop service on PIW–RDR 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 1h 37m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from PIW to RDR?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on PIW–RDR that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some PIW to RDR fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain PIW–RDR 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.