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SPF to RSL: distance & flight time
Spearfish-South Dakota (Black Hills Airport-Clyde Ice Field) → Russell (Russell Municipal Airport)
465 mi
748 km · 404 nm
1h 29m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
465 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 29m 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
- RSL — Russell Municipal Airport · Russell, 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 RSL
- HYS · Hays Regional Airport25 mi away
- GBD · Great Bend Municipal Airport37 mi away
- SLN · Salina Municipal Airport63 mi away
- HUT · Hutchinson Municipal Airport76 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SPF from RSL?
The flight distance from Spearfish-South Dakota (SPF) to Russell (RSL) is 465 miles (748 km, 404 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SPF to RSL?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 29m 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 RSL?
Nonstop service on SPF–RSL 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 1h 29m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SPF to RSL?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SPF–RSL that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SPF to RSL fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SPF–RSL 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.