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YKM to SMN: distance & flight time
Yakima (Yakima Air Terminal McAllister Field) → Salmon (Lemhi County Airport)
336 mi
540 km · 292 nm
1h 21m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
336 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 21m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YKM — Yakima Air Terminal McAllister Field · Yakima, United States
- SMN — Lemhi County Airport · Salmon, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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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
Near SMN
- BTM · Bert Mooney Airport88 mi away
- MYL · McCall Municipal Airport110 mi away
- SUN · Friedman Memorial Airport114 mi away
- MSO · Missoula International Airport124 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YKM from SMN?
The flight distance from Yakima (YKM) to Salmon (SMN) is 336 miles (540 km, 292 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YKM to SMN?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 21m 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 YKM to SMN?
Nonstop service on YKM–SMN 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 21m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Yakima and Salmon?
Salmon is 1 hour ahead of Yakima.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YKM to SMN?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on YKM–SMN that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some YKM to SMN fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain YKM–SMN 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.