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YKN to DAY: distance & flight time
Yankton (Chan Gurney Municipal Airport) → Dayton (James M Cox Dayton International Airport)
712 mi
1,147 km · 619 nm
2h 1m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
712 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 1m 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
- YKN — Chan Gurney Municipal Airport · Yankton, United States
- DAY — James M Cox Dayton International Airport · Dayton, 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 DAY
- FFO · Wright-Patterson Air Force Base10 mi away
- SGH · Springfield-Beckley Municipal Airport21 mi away
- MGY · Dayton-Wright Brothers Airport22 mi away
- ILN · Wilmington Airpark40 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YKN from DAY?
The flight distance from Yankton (YKN) to Dayton (DAY) is 712 miles (1,147 km, 619 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YKN to DAY?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 1m 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 Dayton?
Dayton is 1 hour ahead of Yankton.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YKN to DAY?
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