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IOW to SPF: distance & flight time
Iowa City (Iowa City Municipal Airport) → Spearfish-South Dakota (Black Hills Airport-Clyde Ice Field)
647 mi
1,042 km · 563 nm
1h 52m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
647 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 52m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- IOW — Iowa City Municipal Airport · Iowa City, 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 IOW
- CID · The Eastern Iowa Airport19 mi away
- MLI · Quad City International Airport55 mi away
- OTM · Ottumwa Regional Airport59 mi away
- BRL · Southeast Iowa Regional Airport63 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 IOW from SPF?
The flight distance from Iowa City (IOW) to Spearfish-South Dakota (SPF) is 647 miles (1,042 km, 563 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from IOW to SPF?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 52m 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 time difference between Iowa City and Spearfish-South Dakota?
Spearfish-South Dakota is 1 hour behind Iowa City.
What is the cheapest way to fly from IOW to SPF?
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