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SPF to GCK: distance & flight time
Spearfish-South Dakota (Black Hills Airport-Clyde Ice Field) → Garden City (Garden City Regional Airport)
480 mi
772 km · 417 nm
1h 31m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
480 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 31m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- GCK — Garden City Regional Airport · Garden City, 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 GCK
- DDC · Dodge City Regional Airport43 mi away
- LBL · Liberal Mid-America Regional Airport62 mi away
- GUY · Guymon Municipal Airport96 mi away
- HYS · Hays Regional Airport101 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SPF from GCK?
The flight distance from Spearfish-South Dakota (SPF) to Garden City (GCK) is 480 miles (772 km, 417 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SPF to GCK?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 31m 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 GCK?
Nonstop service on SPF–GCK 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 1h 31m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Spearfish-South Dakota and Garden City?
Garden City is 1 hour ahead of Spearfish-South Dakota.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SPF to GCK?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SPF–GCK that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SPF to GCK fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SPF–GCK 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.