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YKN to AKO: distance & flight time
Yankton (Chan Gurney Municipal Airport) → Akron (Colorado Plains Regional Airport)
356 mi
573 km · 309 nm
1h 24m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
356 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 24m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- YKN — Chan Gurney Municipal Airport · Yankton, United States
- AKO — Colorado Plains Regional Airport · Akron, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near YKN
- FSD · Joe Foss Field Airport56 mi away
- SUX · Sioux Gateway Col. Bud Day Field62 mi away
- OFK · Karl Stefan Memorial Airport64 mi away
- MHE · Mitchell Municipal Airport68 mi away
Near AKO
- STK · Sterling Municipal Airport30 mi away
- DEN · Denver International Airport80 mi away
- SNY · Sidney Municipal-Lloyd W Carr Field65 mi away
- GXY · Greeley–Weld County Airport77 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YKN from AKO?
The flight distance from Yankton (YKN) to Akron (AKO) is 356 miles (573 km, 309 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YKN to AKO?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 24m 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 Yankton and Akron?
Akron is 1 hour behind Yankton.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YKN to AKO?
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