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SPF to VBG: distance & flight time
Spearfish-South Dakota (Black Hills Airport-Clyde Ice Field) → Lompoc (Vandenberg Air Force Base)
1,116 mi
1,796 km · 970 nm
2h 54m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
1,116 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 54m 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
- VBG — Vandenberg Air Force Base · Lompoc, 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 VBG
- LPC · Lompoc Airport8 mi away
- SMX · Santa Maria Pub/Capt G Allan Hancock Field13 mi away
- SQA · Santa Ynez Airport30 mi away
- SBP · San Luis County Regional Airport35 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SPF from VBG?
The flight distance from Spearfish-South Dakota (SPF) to Lompoc (VBG) is 1,116 miles (1,796 km, 970 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SPF to VBG?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 54m 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 VBG?
Nonstop service on SPF–VBG 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 54m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Spearfish-South Dakota and Lompoc?
Lompoc is 1 hour behind Spearfish-South Dakota.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SPF to VBG?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SPF–VBG that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SPF to VBG fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SPF–VBG 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.