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YAM to GFK: distance & flight time
Sault Sainte Marie (Sault Ste Marie Airport) → Grand Forks (Grand Forks International Airport)
602 mi
969 km · 523 nm
1h 47m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
602 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 47m 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
- GFK — Grand Forks International Airport · Grand Forks, 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 GFK
- RDR · Grand Forks Air Force Base10 mi away
- TVF · Thief River Falls Regional Airport47 mi away
- PMB · Pembina Municipal Airport69 mi away
- FAR · Hector International Airport73 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YAM from GFK?
The flight distance from Sault Sainte Marie (YAM) to Grand Forks (GFK) is 602 miles (969 km, 523 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YAM to GFK?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 47m 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 Grand Forks?
Grand Forks is 1 hour behind Sault Sainte Marie.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YAM to GFK?
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