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WYS to YKM: distance & flight time
West Yellowstone (Yellowstone Airport) → Yakima (Yakima Air Terminal McAllister Field)
473 mi
762 km · 411 nm
1h 30m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
473 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 30m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- YKM — Yakima Air Terminal McAllister Field · Yakima, 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 YKM
- EAT · Pangborn Memorial Airport60 mi away
- SEA · Seattle Tacoma International Airport103 mi away
- PSC · Tri Cities Airport71 mi away
- DLS · Columbia Gorge Regional the Dalles Municipal Airport72 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is WYS from YKM?
The flight distance from West Yellowstone (WYS) to Yakima (YKM) is 473 miles (762 km, 411 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from WYS to YKM?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 30m 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 YKM?
Nonstop service on WYS–YKM 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 30m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between West Yellowstone and Yakima?
Yakima is 1 hour behind West Yellowstone.
What is the cheapest way to fly from WYS to YKM?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on WYS–YKM that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some WYS to YKM fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain WYS–YKM 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.