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YAM to BIS: distance & flight time
Sault Sainte Marie (Sault Ste Marie Airport) → Bismarck (Bismarck Municipal Airport)
769 mi
1,238 km · 668 nm
2h 8m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
769 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 8m 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
- YAM — Sault Ste Marie Airport · Sault Sainte Marie, Canada
- BIS — Bismarck Municipal Airport · Bismarck, 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 YAM
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 YAM from BIS?
The flight distance from Sault Sainte Marie (YAM) to Bismarck (BIS) is 769 miles (1,238 km, 668 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YAM to BIS?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 8m 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 YAM to BIS?
Nonstop service on YAM–BIS 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 8m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Sault Sainte Marie and Bismarck?
Bismarck is 1 hour behind Sault Sainte Marie.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YAM to BIS?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on YAM–BIS that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some YAM to BIS fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain YAM–BIS 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.