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SPF to SBS: distance & flight time
Spearfish-South Dakota (Black Hills Airport-Clyde Ice Field) → Steamboat Springs (Steamboat Springs Bob Adams Field)
316 mi
508 km · 274 nm
1h 18m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
316 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 18m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- SBS — Steamboat Springs Bob Adams Field · Steamboat Springs, 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 SBS
- HDN · Yampa Valley Airport19 mi away
- EGE · Eagle County Regional Airport60 mi away
- SAA · Shively Field64 mi away
- RIL · Garfield County Regional Airport82 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SPF from SBS?
The flight distance from Spearfish-South Dakota (SPF) to Steamboat Springs (SBS) is 316 miles (508 km, 274 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SPF to SBS?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 18m 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 SBS?
Nonstop service on SPF–SBS 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 18m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SPF to SBS?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SPF–SBS that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SPF to SBS fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SPF–SBS 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.