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SPF to DRA: distance & flight time
Spearfish-South Dakota (Black Hills Airport-Clyde Ice Field) → Mercury (Desert Rock Airport)
840 mi
1,352 km · 730 nm
2h 18m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
840 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 18m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- DRA — Desert Rock Airport · Mercury, 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 DRA
- INS · Creech Air Force Base20 mi away
- LAS · McCarran International Airport62 mi away
- VGT · North Las Vegas Airport55 mi away
- LSV · Nellis Air Force Base62 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SPF from DRA?
The flight distance from Spearfish-South Dakota (SPF) to Mercury (DRA) is 840 miles (1,352 km, 730 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SPF to DRA?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 18m 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 DRA?
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