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SPF to YGX: distance & flight time
Spearfish-South Dakota (Black Hills Airport-Clyde Ice Field) → Gillam (Gillam Airport)
911 mi
1,466 km · 792 nm
2h 27m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
911 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 27m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-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
- YGX — Gillam Airport · Gillam, Canada
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 YGX
- ILF · Ilford Airport40 mi away
- ZAC · York Landing Airport56 mi away
- KES · Kelsey Airport73 mi away
- YOH · Oxford House Airport101 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SPF from YGX?
The flight distance from Spearfish-South Dakota (SPF) to Gillam (YGX) is 911 miles (1,466 km, 792 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SPF to YGX?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 27m 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 YGX?
Nonstop service on SPF–YGX 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 27m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Spearfish-South Dakota and Gillam?
Gillam is 1 hour ahead of Spearfish-South Dakota.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SPF to YGX?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SPF–YGX that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SPF to YGX fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SPF–YGX 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.