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YKN to MSN: distance & flight time
Yankton (Chan Gurney Municipal Airport) → Madison (Dane County Regional Truax Field)
407 mi
654 km · 353 nm
1h 21m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
407 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 21m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- MSN — Dane County Regional Truax Field · Madison, 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 MSN
- JVL · Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport39 mi away
- LNR · Tri-County Regional Airport43 mi away
- FLD · Fond du Lac County Airport61 mi away
- ETB · West Bend Municipal Airport64 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YKN from MSN?
The flight distance from Yankton (YKN) to Madison (MSN) is 407 miles (654 km, 353 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YKN to MSN?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 21m 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 MSN?
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