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YAC to SPF: distance & flight time
Cat Lake (Cat Lake Airport) → Spearfish-South Dakota (Black Hills Airport-Clyde Ice Field)
743 mi
1,196 km · 646 nm
2h 5m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
743 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 5m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- YAC — Cat Lake Airport · Cat Lake, Canada
- 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 YAC
- YPL · Pickle Lake Airport72 mi away
- YNO · North Spirit Lake Airport72 mi away
- YBS · Opapimiskan Lake Airport86 mi away
- ZRJ · Round Lake (Weagamow Lake) Airport87 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 YAC from SPF?
The flight distance from Cat Lake (YAC) to Spearfish-South Dakota (SPF) is 743 miles (1,196 km, 646 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YAC to SPF?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 5m 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 Cat Lake and Spearfish-South Dakota?
Spearfish-South Dakota is 1 hour behind Cat Lake.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YAC to SPF?
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