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FRB to SPF: distance & flight time
Forbes (Forbes Airport) → Spearfish-South Dakota (Black Hills Airport-Clyde Ice Field)
8,630 mi
13,889 km · 7,500 nm
17h 23m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
8,630 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 23m 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
- FRB — Forbes Airport · Forbes, Australia
- 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 FRB
- PKE · Parkes Airport24 mi away
- CWT · Cowra Airport53 mi away
- WWY · West Wyalong Airport58 mi away
- NGA · Young Airport64 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 FRB from SPF?
The flight distance from Forbes (FRB) to Spearfish-South Dakota (SPF) is 8,630 miles (13,889 km, 7,500 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FRB to SPF?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 23m 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 FRB to SPF?
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