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YQF to YKN: distance & flight time
Red Deer Industrial (Red Deer Regional Airport) → Yankton (Chan Gurney Municipal Airport)
997 mi
1,605 km · 867 nm
2h 38m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
997 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 38m 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
- YQF — Red Deer Regional Airport · Red Deer Industrial, 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 YQF
- YRM · Rocky Mountain House Airport46 mi away
- YYC · Calgary International Airport74 mi away
- YEG · Edmonton International Airport79 mi away
- YXD · Edmonton City Centre (Blatchford Field) Airport97 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 YQF from YKN?
The flight distance from Red Deer Industrial (YQF) to Yankton (YKN) is 997 miles (1,605 km, 867 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YQF to YKN?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 38m 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 YQF to YKN?
Nonstop service on YQF–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 38m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Red Deer Industrial and Yankton?
Yankton is 1 hour ahead of Red Deer Industrial.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YQF to YKN?
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Consolidator contracts let us sell certain YQF–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.