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YAM to SPI: distance & flight time
Sault Sainte Marie (Sault Ste Marie Airport) → Springfield (Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport)
527 mi
849 km · 458 nm
1h 37m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
527 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 37m 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
- YAM — Sault Ste Marie Airport · Sault Sainte Marie, Canada
- SPI — Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport · Springfield, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Frequently asked questions
How far is YAM from SPI?
The flight distance from Sault Sainte Marie (YAM) to Springfield (SPI) is 527 miles (849 km, 458 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YAM to SPI?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 37m 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 YAM to SPI?
Nonstop service on YAM–SPI 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 37m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Sault Sainte Marie and Springfield?
Springfield is 1 hour behind Sault Sainte Marie.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YAM to SPI?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on YAM–SPI that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some YAM to SPI fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain YAM–SPI 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.