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SPF to LGB: distance & flight time
Spearfish-South Dakota (Black Hills Airport-Clyde Ice Field) → Long Beach (Long Beach /Daugherty Field/ Airport)
1,063 mi
1,710 km · 923 nm
2h 47m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
1,063 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 47m gate to gate, flying southwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- SPF — Black Hills Airport-Clyde Ice Field · Spearfish-South Dakota, United States
- LGB — Long Beach /Daugherty Field/ Airport · Long Beach, 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 LGB
- LAX · Los Angeles International Airport17 mi away
- FUL · Fullerton Municipal Airport11 mi away
- TOA · Zamperini Field11 mi away
- HHR · Jack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal Airport13 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SPF from LGB?
The flight distance from Spearfish-South Dakota (SPF) to Long Beach (LGB) is 1,063 miles (1,710 km, 923 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SPF to LGB?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 47m 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 Long Beach?
Long Beach is 1 hour behind Spearfish-South Dakota.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SPF to LGB?
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