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YSM to SPF: distance & flight time
Fort Smith (Fort Smith Airport) → Spearfish-South Dakota (Black Hills Airport-Clyde Ice Field)
1,126 mi
1,812 km · 979 nm
2h 55m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
1,126 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 55m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- YSM — Fort Smith Airport · Fort Smith, 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 YSM
- YPY · Fort Chipewyan Airport92 mi away
- YFR · Fort Resolution Airport99 mi away
- YBE · Uranium City Airport125 mi away
- YHY · Hay River / Merlyn Carter Airport142 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 YSM from SPF?
The flight distance from Fort Smith (YSM) to Spearfish-South Dakota (SPF) is 1,126 miles (1,812 km, 979 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YSM to SPF?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 55m 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 cheapest way to fly from YSM to SPF?
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