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SPF to YHY: distance & flight time
Spearfish-South Dakota (Black Hills Airport-Clyde Ice Field) → Hay River (Hay River / Merlyn Carter Airport)
1,233 mi
1,984 km · 1,071 nm
3h 9m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
1,233 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 9m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- YHY — Hay River / Merlyn Carter Airport · Hay River, 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 YHY
- YFR · Fort Resolution Airport74 mi away
- YZF · Yellowknife Airport120 mi away
- YSM · Fort Smith Airport142 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SPF from YHY?
The flight distance from Spearfish-South Dakota (SPF) to Hay River (YHY) is 1,233 miles (1,984 km, 1,071 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SPF to YHY?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 9m 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 YHY?
Nonstop service on SPF–YHY 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 3h 9m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SPF to YHY?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SPF–YHY that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SPF to YHY fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SPF–YHY 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.