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YIB to RDR: distance & flight time
Atikokan (Atikokan Municipal Airport) → Red River (Grand Forks Air Force Base)
270 mi
435 km · 235 nm
1h 11m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
270 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 11m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- YIB — Atikokan Municipal Airport · Atikokan, Canada
- RDR — Grand Forks Air Force Base · Red River, 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 YIB
- ZUC · Ignace Municipal Airport45 mi away
- LYU · Ely Municipal Airport66 mi away
- INL · Falls International Airport82 mi away
- YAG · Fort Frances Municipal Airport83 mi away
Near RDR
- GFK · Grand Forks International Airport10 mi away
- TVF · Thief River Falls Regional Airport57 mi away
- PMB · Pembina Municipal Airport68 mi away
- DVL · Devils Lake Regional Airport70 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YIB from RDR?
The flight distance from Atikokan (YIB) to Red River (RDR) is 270 miles (435 km, 235 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YIB to RDR?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 11m 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 YIB to RDR?
Nonstop service on YIB–RDR 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 11m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YIB to RDR?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on YIB–RDR that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some YIB to RDR fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain YIB–RDR 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.