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YKN to TOP: distance & flight time
Yankton (Chan Gurney Municipal Airport) → Topeka (Philip Billard Municipal Airport)
281 mi
453 km · 244 nm
1h 12m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
281 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 12m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- TOP — Philip Billard Municipal Airport · Topeka, 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 TOP
- FOE · Topeka Regional Airport - Forbes Field8 mi away
- LWC · Lawrence Municipal Airport22 mi away
- FLV · Sherman Army Air Field43 mi away
- JCI · New Century Aircenter Airport43 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YKN from TOP?
The flight distance from Yankton (YKN) to Topeka (TOP) is 281 miles (453 km, 244 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YKN to TOP?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 12m 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 TOP?
Nonstop service on YKN–TOP 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 1h 12m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YKN to TOP?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on YKN–TOP that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some YKN to TOP fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain YKN–TOP 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.