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WYS to SPF: distance & flight time
West Yellowstone (Yellowstone Airport) → Spearfish-South Dakota (Black Hills Airport-Clyde Ice Field)
361 mi
581 km · 314 nm
1h 25m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
361 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 25m 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
- WYS — Yellowstone Airport · West Yellowstone, United States
- SPF — Black Hills Airport-Clyde Ice Field · Spearfish-South Dakota, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near WYS
- BZN · Gallatin Field75 mi away
- JAC · Jackson Hole Airport77 mi away
- LVM · Mission Field77 mi away
- IDA · Idaho Falls Regional Airport94 mi away
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
Frequently asked questions
How far is WYS from SPF?
The flight distance from West Yellowstone (WYS) to Spearfish-South Dakota (SPF) is 361 miles (581 km, 314 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from WYS to SPF?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 25m 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 WYS to SPF?
Nonstop service on WYS–SPF 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 25m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from WYS to SPF?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on WYS–SPF that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some WYS to SPF fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain WYS–SPF 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.