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SPF to DTW: distance & flight time
Spearfish-South Dakota (Black Hills Airport-Clyde Ice Field) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
1,036 mi
1,667 km · 900 nm
2h 43m
estimated nonstop flight time
+2h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
1,036 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 43m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 2-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
- DTW — Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport · Detroit, 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 DTW
- YIP · Willow Run Airport9 mi away
- ARB · Ann Arbor Municipal Airport20 mi away
- YQG · Windsor Airport21 mi away
- DET · Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport22 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SPF from DTW?
The flight distance from Spearfish-South Dakota (SPF) to Detroit (DTW) is 1,036 miles (1,667 km, 900 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SPF to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 43m 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 Detroit?
Detroit is 2 hours ahead of Spearfish-South Dakota.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SPF to DTW?
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