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SPF to BIS: distance & flight time
Spearfish-South Dakota (Black Hills Airport-Clyde Ice Field) → Bismarck (Bismarck Municipal Airport)
216 mi
347 km · 188 nm
1h 2m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
216 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 2m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- BIS — Bismarck Municipal Airport · Bismarck, 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 BIS
- MBG · Mobridge Municipal Airport86 mi away
- DIK · Dickinson Theodore Roosevelt Regional Airport97 mi away
- JMS · Jamestown Regional Airport98 mi away
- MOT · Minot International Airport106 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SPF from BIS?
The flight distance from Spearfish-South Dakota (SPF) to Bismarck (BIS) is 216 miles (347 km, 188 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SPF to BIS?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 2m 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 Bismarck?
Bismarck is 1 hour ahead of Spearfish-South Dakota.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SPF to BIS?
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