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SPF to NBG: distance & flight time
Spearfish-South Dakota (Black Hills Airport-Clyde Ice Field) → New Orleans (New Orleans NAS JRB/Alvin Callender Field)
1,261 mi
2,029 km · 1,095 nm
3h 12m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
1,261 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 12m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- NBG — New Orleans NAS JRB/Alvin Callender Field · New Orleans, 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 NBG
- NEW · Lakefront Airport15 mi away
- MSY · Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport18 mi away
- GPT · Gulfport Biloxi International Airport70 mi away
- BIX · Keesler Air Force Base78 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SPF from NBG?
The flight distance from Spearfish-South Dakota (SPF) to New Orleans (NBG) is 1,261 miles (2,029 km, 1,095 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SPF to NBG?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 12m 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 New Orleans?
New Orleans is 1 hour ahead of Spearfish-South Dakota.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SPF to NBG?
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