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DRA to SPF: distance & flight time
Mercury (Desert Rock Airport) → Spearfish-South Dakota (Black Hills Airport-Clyde Ice Field)
840 mi
1,352 km · 730 nm
2h 18m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
840 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 18m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- DRA — Desert Rock Airport · Mercury, 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 DRA
- INS · Creech Air Force Base20 mi away
- LAS · McCarran International Airport62 mi away
- VGT · North Las Vegas Airport55 mi away
- LSV · Nellis Air Force Base62 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 DRA from SPF?
The flight distance from Mercury (DRA) to Spearfish-South Dakota (SPF) is 840 miles (1,352 km, 730 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DRA to SPF?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 18m 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 DRA to SPF?
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