  We present an alternative approach for interconnecting trapped ion processor
nodes by a deterministic single ion transfer out of the trap, into a free space
trajectory, followed by recapture in the trapping potential. Our experimental
realization yields a success probability of 95.1%, namely 715 out of 752
extracted ions are retrapped, cooled and observed after a transport distance of
110mm and a time of flight of 7 $\mu$s. Based on the near-unity operation
success, we discuss its application for scalable ion trap quantum computing and
advanced quantum sensing.
