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SPW to CGX: distance & flight time
Spencer (Spencer Municipal Airport) → Chicago (Chicago Meigs Airport)
397 mi
639 km · 345 nm
1h 31m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
397 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 31m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- SPW — Spencer Municipal Airport · Spencer, United States
- CGX — Chicago Meigs Airport · Chicago, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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Near SPW
- FOD · Fort Dodge Regional Airport66 mi away
- SUX · Sioux Gateway Col. Bud Day Field80 mi away
- FSD · Joe Foss Field Airport82 mi away
- MCW · Mason City Municipal Airport94 mi away
Near CGX
- ORD · Chicago O'Hare International Airport17 mi away
- MDW · Chicago Midway International Airport9 mi away
- GYY · Gary Chicago International Airport20 mi away
- PWK · Chicago Executive Airport23 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SPW from CGX?
The flight distance from Spencer (SPW) to Chicago (CGX) is 397 miles (639 km, 345 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SPW to CGX?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 31m 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 SPW to CGX?
Nonstop service on SPW–CGX 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 1h 31m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SPW to CGX?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SPW–CGX that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SPW to CGX fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SPW–CGX 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.