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SPF to TKS: distance & flight time
Spearfish-South Dakota (Black Hills Airport-Clyde Ice Field) → Tokushima (Tokushima Airport/JMSDF Air Base)
5,887 mi
9,474 km · 5,116 nm
12h 1m
estimated nonstop flight time
+15h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,887 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 1m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 15-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
- TKS — Tokushima Airport/JMSDF Air Base · Tokushima, Japan
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 TKS
- TAK · Takamatsu Airport34 mi away
- KIX · Kansai International Airport42 mi away
- UKB · Kobe Airport49 mi away
- SHM · Nanki Shirahama Airport54 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SPF from TKS?
The flight distance from Spearfish-South Dakota (SPF) to Tokushima (TKS) is 5,887 miles (9,474 km, 5,116 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SPF to TKS?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 1m 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 Tokushima?
Tokushima is 15 hours ahead of Spearfish-South Dakota.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SPF to TKS?
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