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YEL to SPF: distance & flight time
ELLIOT LAKE (Elliot Lake Municipal Airport) → Spearfish-South Dakota (Black Hills Airport-Clyde Ice Field)
1,034 mi
1,664 km · 899 nm
2h 43m
estimated nonstop flight time
-2h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
1,034 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 43m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 2-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YEL — Elliot Lake Municipal Airport · ELLIOT 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 YEL
- YZE · Gore Bay Manitoulin Airport32 mi away
- YEM · Manitoulin East Municipal Airport49 mi away
- DRE · Drummond Island Airport61 mi away
- YSB · Sudbury Airport86 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 YEL from SPF?
The flight distance from ELLIOT LAKE (YEL) to Spearfish-South Dakota (SPF) is 1,034 miles (1,664 km, 899 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YEL to SPF?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 43m 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 ELLIOT LAKE and Spearfish-South Dakota?
Spearfish-South Dakota is 2 hours behind ELLIOT LAKE.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YEL to SPF?
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