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SPF to PMD: distance & flight time
Spearfish-South Dakota (Black Hills Airport-Clyde Ice Field) → Palmdale (Palmdale Regional/USAF Plant 42 Airport)
1,019 mi
1,640 km · 885 nm
2h 41m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
1,019 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 41m 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
- PMD — Palmdale Regional/USAF Plant 42 Airport · Palmdale, 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 PMD
- LAX · Los Angeles International Airport51 mi away
- WJF · General WM J Fox Airfield11 mi away
- EDW · Edwards Air Force Base22 mi away
- MHV · Mojave Airport30 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SPF from PMD?
The flight distance from Spearfish-South Dakota (SPF) to Palmdale (PMD) is 1,019 miles (1,640 km, 885 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SPF to PMD?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 41m 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 PMD?
Nonstop service on SPF–PMD 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 41m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Spearfish-South Dakota and Palmdale?
Palmdale is 1 hour behind Spearfish-South Dakota.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SPF to PMD?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SPF–PMD that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SPF to PMD fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SPF–PMD 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.