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SPF to ENY: distance & flight time
Spearfish-South Dakota (Black Hills Airport-Clyde Ice Field) → Yan'an (Yan'an Ershilipu Airport)
6,457 mi
10,391 km · 5,611 nm
13h 8m
estimated nonstop flight time
+14h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
6,457 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 8m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 14-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
- ENY — Yan'an Ershilipu Airport · Yan'an, China
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 ENY
- LLV · Lüliang Airport113 mi away
- UYN · Yulin Yuyang Airport119 mi away
- LFQ · Linfen Qiaoli Airport121 mi away
- IQN · Qingyang Airport123 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SPF from ENY?
The flight distance from Spearfish-South Dakota (SPF) to Yan'an (ENY) is 6,457 miles (10,391 km, 5,611 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SPF to ENY?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 8m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from SPF to ENY?
Nonstop service on SPF–ENY depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 13h 8m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Spearfish-South Dakota and Yan'an?
Yan'an is 14 hours ahead of Spearfish-South Dakota.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SPF to ENY?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SPF–ENY that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SPF to ENY fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SPF–ENY tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.