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YKN to SMO: distance & flight time
Yankton (Chan Gurney Municipal Airport) → Santa Monica (Santa Monica Municipal Airport)
1,290 mi
2,076 km · 1,121 nm
3h 16m
estimated nonstop flight time
-2h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
1,290 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
- SMO — Santa Monica Municipal Airport · Santa Monica, 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 SMO
- LAX · Los Angeles International Airport6 mi away
- HHR · Jack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal Airport9 mi away
- BUR · Bob Hope Airport14 mi away
- VNY · Van Nuys Airport14 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YKN from SMO?
The flight distance from Yankton (YKN) to Santa Monica (SMO) is 1,290 miles (2,076 km, 1,121 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YKN to SMO?
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 Santa Monica?
Santa Monica is 2 hours behind Yankton.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YKN to SMO?
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