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SMN to YKN: distance & flight time
Salmon (Lemhi County Airport) → Yankton (Chan Gurney Municipal Airport)
832 mi
1,339 km · 723 nm
2h 17m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
832 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 17m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- SMN — Lemhi County Airport · Salmon, 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 SMN
- BTM · Bert Mooney Airport88 mi away
- MYL · McCall Municipal Airport110 mi away
- SUN · Friedman Memorial Airport114 mi away
- MSO · Missoula International Airport124 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 SMN from YKN?
The flight distance from Salmon (SMN) to Yankton (YKN) is 832 miles (1,339 km, 723 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SMN to YKN?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 17m 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 SMN to YKN?
Nonstop service on SMN–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 2h 17m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Salmon and Yankton?
Yankton is 1 hour ahead of Salmon.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SMN to YKN?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SMN–YKN that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SMN to YKN fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SMN–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.