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YKX to BIS: distance & flight time
Kirkland Lake (Kirkland Lake Airport) → Bismarck (Bismarck Municipal Airport)
972 mi
1,563 km · 844 nm
2h 35m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
972 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 35m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YKX — Kirkland Lake Airport · Kirkland Lake, Canada
- BIS — Bismarck Municipal Airport · Bismarck, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near YKX
- YXR · Earlton (Timiskaming Regional) Airport36 mi away
- YUY · Rouyn Noranda Airport53 mi away
- YTS · Timmins/Victor M. Power69 mi away
- YCN · Cochrane Airport78 mi away
Near BIS
- MBG · Mobridge Municipal Airport86 mi away
- DIK · Dickinson Theodore Roosevelt Regional Airport97 mi away
- JMS · Jamestown Regional Airport98 mi away
- MOT · Minot International Airport106 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YKX from BIS?
The flight distance from Kirkland Lake (YKX) to Bismarck (BIS) is 972 miles (1,563 km, 844 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YKX to BIS?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 35m 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 Kirkland Lake and Bismarck?
Bismarck is 1 hour behind Kirkland Lake.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YKX to BIS?
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