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YKN to KES: distance & flight time
Yankton (Chan Gurney Municipal Airport) → Kelsey (Kelsey Airport)
907 mi
1,460 km · 789 nm
2h 26m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
907 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 26m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- KES — Kelsey Airport · Kelsey, Canada
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 KES
- ZAC · York Landing Airport17 mi away
- ILF · Ilford Airport35 mi away
- PIW · Pikwitonei Airport40 mi away
- YTH · Thompson Airport55 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YKN from KES?
The flight distance from Yankton (YKN) to Kelsey (KES) is 907 miles (1,460 km, 789 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YKN to KES?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 26m 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 YKN to KES?
Nonstop service on YKN–KES 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 2h 26m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YKN to KES?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on YKN–KES that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some YKN to KES fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain YKN–KES 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.