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SPF to NAY: distance & flight time
Spearfish-South Dakota (Black Hills Airport-Clyde Ice Field) → Beijing (Beijing Nanyuan Airport)
6,102 mi
9,820 km · 5,303 nm
12h 26m
estimated nonstop flight time
+14h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
6,102 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 26m 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
- NAY — Beijing Nanyuan Airport · Beijing, 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 NAY
- PKX · Beijing Daxing International Airport19 mi away
- PEK · Beijing Capital International Airport23 mi away
- TSN · Tianjin Binhai International Airport68 mi away
- ZQZ · Zhangjiakou Ningyuan Airport101 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SPF from NAY?
The flight distance from Spearfish-South Dakota (SPF) to Beijing (NAY) is 6,102 miles (9,820 km, 5,303 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SPF to NAY?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 26m 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 NAY?
Nonstop service on SPF–NAY 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 12h 26m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Spearfish-South Dakota and Beijing?
Beijing is 14 hours ahead of Spearfish-South Dakota.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SPF to NAY?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SPF–NAY that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SPF to NAY fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SPF–NAY 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.