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YTL to SPF: distance & flight time
Big Trout Lake (Big Trout Lake Airport) → Spearfish-South Dakota (Black Hills Airport-Clyde Ice Field)
897 mi
1,444 km · 779 nm
2h 25m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
897 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 25m 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
- YTL — Big Trout Lake Airport · Big Trout 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 YTL
- YAX · Wapekeka Airport13 mi away
- XBE · Bearskin Lake Airport47 mi away
- XKS · Kasabonika Airport55 mi away
- KIF · Kingfisher Lake Airport56 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 YTL from SPF?
The flight distance from Big Trout Lake (YTL) to Spearfish-South Dakota (SPF) is 897 miles (1,444 km, 779 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YTL to SPF?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 25m 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 Big Trout Lake and Spearfish-South Dakota?
Spearfish-South Dakota is 1 hour behind Big Trout Lake.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YTL to SPF?
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