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WYS to FRD: distance & flight time
West Yellowstone (Yellowstone Airport) → Friday Harbor (Friday Harbor Airport)
623 mi
1,003 km · 542 nm
1h 49m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
623 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 49m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- WYS — Yellowstone Airport · West Yellowstone, United States
- FRD — Friday Harbor Airport · Friday Harbor, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near WYS
- BZN · Gallatin Field75 mi away
- JAC · Jackson Hole Airport77 mi away
- LVM · Mission Field77 mi away
- IDA · Idaho Falls Regional Airport94 mi away
Near FRD
- LPS · Lopez Island Airport5 mi away
- YVR · Vancouver International Airport47 mi away
- ESD · Orcas Island Airport14 mi away
- YWH · Victoria Harbour Seaplane Base18 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is WYS from FRD?
The flight distance from West Yellowstone (WYS) to Friday Harbor (FRD) is 623 miles (1,003 km, 542 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from WYS to FRD?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 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 WYS to FRD?
Nonstop service on WYS–FRD 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 49m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between West Yellowstone and Friday Harbor?
Friday Harbor is 1 hour behind West Yellowstone.
What is the cheapest way to fly from WYS to FRD?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on WYS–FRD that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some WYS to FRD fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain WYS–FRD 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.