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SPF to ZGF: distance & flight time
Spearfish-South Dakota (Black Hills Airport-Clyde Ice Field) → Grand Forks (Grand Forks Airport)
759 mi
1,222 km · 660 nm
2h 7m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
759 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 7m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- ZGF — Grand Forks Airport · Grand Forks, 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 ZGF
- YZZ · Trail Airport37 mi away
- YCG · Castlegar/West Kootenay Regional Airport41 mi away
- YYF · Penticton Airport61 mi away
- YLW · Kelowna International Airport78 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SPF from ZGF?
The flight distance from Spearfish-South Dakota (SPF) to Grand Forks (ZGF) is 759 miles (1,222 km, 660 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SPF to ZGF?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 7m 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 ZGF?
Nonstop service on SPF–ZGF 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 7m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SPF to ZGF?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SPF–ZGF that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SPF to ZGF fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SPF–ZGF 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.