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YLJ to YKN: distance & flight time
Meadow Lake (Meadow Lake Airport) → Yankton (Chan Gurney Municipal Airport)
925 mi
1,488 km · 804 nm
2h 29m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
925 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 29m gate to gate, flying southeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YLJ — Meadow Lake Airport · Meadow Lake, Canada
- YKN — Chan Gurney Municipal Airport · Yankton, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near YLJ
- YOD · CFB Cold Lake73 mi away
- YLL · Lloydminster Airport85 mi away
- YBY · Bonnyville Airport91 mi away
- YQW · North Battleford Airport94 mi away
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
Frequently asked questions
How far is YLJ from YKN?
The flight distance from Meadow Lake (YLJ) to Yankton (YKN) is 925 miles (1,488 km, 804 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YLJ to YKN?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 29m 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 YLJ to YKN?
Nonstop service on YLJ–YKN 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 2h 29m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Meadow Lake and Yankton?
Yankton is 1 hour ahead of Meadow Lake.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YLJ to YKN?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on YLJ–YKN that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some YLJ to YKN fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain YLJ–YKN 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.