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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.
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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.
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?
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