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APA to SPF: distance & flight time
Denver (Centennial Airport) → Spearfish-South Dakota (Black Hills Airport-Clyde Ice Field)
344 mi
553 km · 299 nm
1h 22m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
344 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 22m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- APA — Centennial Airport · Denver, United States
- SPF — Black Hills Airport-Clyde Ice Field · Spearfish-South Dakota, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near APA
- DEN · Denver International Airport22 mi away
- BFK · Buckley Air Force Base10 mi away
- BJC · Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport27 mi away
- WBU · Boulder Municipal Airport38 mi away
Near SPF
- RCA · Ellsworth Air Force Base41 mi away
- RAP · Rapid City Regional Airport47 mi away
- GCC · Gillette Campbell County Airport87 mi away
- CDR · Chadron Municipal Airport119 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is APA from SPF?
The flight distance from Denver (APA) to Spearfish-South Dakota (SPF) is 344 miles (553 km, 299 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from APA to SPF?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 22m 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 cheapest way to fly from APA to SPF?
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