Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
SPF to YWL: distance & flight time
Spearfish-South Dakota (Black Hills Airport-Clyde Ice Field) → Williams Lake (Williams Lake Airport)
990 mi
1,593 km · 860 nm
2h 37m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading northwest
See live SPF→YWL fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
990 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 37m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- YWL — Williams Lake Airport · Williams Lake, Canada
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
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 YWL
- ZMH · South Cariboo Region / 108 Mile Airport44 mi away
- YQZ · Quesnel Airport61 mi away
- YXS · Prince George Airport121 mi away
- YKA · Kamloops Airport124 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SPF from YWL?
The flight distance from Spearfish-South Dakota (SPF) to Williams Lake (YWL) is 990 miles (1,593 km, 860 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SPF to YWL?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 37m 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 Williams Lake?
Williams Lake is 1 hour behind Spearfish-South Dakota.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SPF to YWL?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SPF–YWL that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.