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RDR to BIS: distance & flight time
Red River (Grand Forks Air Force Base) → Bismarck (Bismarck Municipal Airport)
177 mi
284 km · 154 nm
56m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
177 miles nonstop takes roughly 56m 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
- RDR — Grand Forks Air Force Base · Red River, 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 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
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 RDR from BIS?
The flight distance from Red River (RDR) to Bismarck (BIS) is 177 miles (284 km, 154 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RDR to BIS?
A nonstop flight takes about 56m 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 RDR to BIS?
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