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YKN to LAX: distance & flight time
Yankton (Chan Gurney Municipal Airport) → Los Angeles (Los Angeles International Airport)
1,291 mi
2,077 km · 1,122 nm
3h 16m
estimated nonstop flight time
-2h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
1,291 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 16m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 2-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YKN — Chan Gurney Municipal Airport · Yankton, United States
- LAX — Los Angeles International Airport · Los Angeles, 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 LAX
- HHR · Jack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal Airport4 mi away
- SMO · Santa Monica Municipal Airport6 mi away
- TOA · Zamperini Field10 mi away
- LGB · Long Beach /Daugherty Field/ Airport17 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YKN from LAX?
The flight distance from Yankton (YKN) to Los Angeles (LAX) is 1,291 miles (2,077 km, 1,122 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YKN to LAX?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 16m 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 Los Angeles?
Los Angeles is 2 hours behind Yankton.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YKN to LAX?
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