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YKN to BRD: distance & flight time
Yankton (Chan Gurney Municipal Airport) → Brainerd (Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport)
289 mi
465 km · 251 nm
1h 14m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
289 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 14m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- YKN — Chan Gurney Municipal Airport · Yankton, United States
- BRD — Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport · Brainerd, 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 BRD
Frequently asked questions
How far is YKN from BRD?
The flight distance from Yankton (YKN) to Brainerd (BRD) is 289 miles (465 km, 251 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YKN to BRD?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 14m 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 cheapest way to fly from YKN to BRD?
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