Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
SPF to ARA: distance & flight time
Spearfish-South Dakota (Black Hills Airport-Clyde Ice Field) → Louisiana (Acadiana Regional Airport)
1,190 mi
1,916 km · 1,034 nm
3h 3m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading southeast
See live SPF→ARA fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
1,190 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 3m gate to gate, flying southeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- SPF — Black Hills Airport-Clyde Ice Field · Spearfish-South Dakota, United States
- ARA — Acadiana Regional Airport · Louisiana, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
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 ARA
- LFT · Lafayette Regional Airport13 mi away
- BTR · Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport56 mi away
- LCH · Lake Charles Regional Airport80 mi away
- ESF · Esler Regional Airport97 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SPF from ARA?
The flight distance from Spearfish-South Dakota (SPF) to Louisiana (ARA) is 1,190 miles (1,916 km, 1,034 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SPF to ARA?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 3m 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 Spearfish-South Dakota and Louisiana?
Louisiana is 1 hour ahead of Spearfish-South Dakota.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SPF to ARA?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SPF–ARA that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.