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SPF to KES: distance & flight time
Spearfish-South Dakota (Black Hills Airport-Clyde Ice Field) → Kelsey (Kelsey Airport)
860 mi
1,383 km · 747 nm
2h 20m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
860 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 20m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- KES — Kelsey Airport · Kelsey, Canada
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 KES
- ZAC · York Landing Airport17 mi away
- ILF · Ilford Airport35 mi away
- PIW · Pikwitonei Airport40 mi away
- YTH · Thompson Airport55 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SPF from KES?
The flight distance from Spearfish-South Dakota (SPF) to Kelsey (KES) is 860 miles (1,383 km, 747 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SPF to KES?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 20m 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 KES?
Nonstop service on SPF–KES 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 2h 20m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SPF to KES?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SPF–KES that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SPF to KES fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SPF–KES 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.