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SPF to AKO: distance & flight time
Spearfish-South Dakota (Black Hills Airport-Clyde Ice Field) → Akron (Colorado Plains Regional Airport)
299 mi
481 km · 260 nm
1h 15m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
299 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 15m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- SPF — Black Hills Airport-Clyde Ice Field · Spearfish-South Dakota, United States
- AKO — Colorado Plains Regional Airport · Akron, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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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
Near AKO
- STK · Sterling Municipal Airport30 mi away
- DEN · Denver International Airport80 mi away
- SNY · Sidney Municipal-Lloyd W Carr Field65 mi away
- GXY · Greeley–Weld County Airport77 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SPF from AKO?
The flight distance from Spearfish-South Dakota (SPF) to Akron (AKO) is 299 miles (481 km, 260 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SPF to AKO?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 15m 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 SPF to AKO?
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