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YKN to JAN: distance & flight time
Yankton (Chan Gurney Municipal Airport) → Jackson (Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport)
834 mi
1,342 km · 725 nm
2h 17m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
834 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 17m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- JAN — Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport · Jackson, 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 JAN
- PIB · Hattiesburg Laurel Regional Airport73 mi away
- MEI · Key Field77 mi away
- GWO · Greenwood–Leflore Airport82 mi away
- MCB · Mc Comb/Pike County Airport/John E Lewis Field82 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YKN from JAN?
The flight distance from Yankton (YKN) to Jackson (JAN) is 834 miles (1,342 km, 725 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YKN to JAN?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 17m 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 JAN?
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