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SPF to RAP: distance & flight time
Spearfish-South Dakota (Black Hills Airport-Clyde Ice Field) → Rapid City (Rapid City Regional Airport)
47 mi
75 km · 41 nm
35m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
47 miles nonstop takes roughly 35m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- RAP — Rapid City Regional Airport · Rapid City, 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 RAP
- RCA · Ellsworth Air Force Base7 mi away
- SPF · Black Hills Airport-Clyde Ice Field47 mi away
- CDR · Chadron Municipal Airport83 mi away
- GCC · Gillette Campbell County Airport125 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SPF from RAP?
The flight distance from Spearfish-South Dakota (SPF) to Rapid City (RAP) is 47 miles (75 km, 41 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SPF to RAP?
A nonstop flight takes about 35m 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 cheapest way to fly from SPF to RAP?
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