# Distance from Tokyo (NRT) to Spearfish (SPF)

> 9,001 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,001 km / 5,593 mi / 4,860 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 41° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 312° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Japan) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -15h (When it's 18:08 in Tokyo, it's 03:08 in Spearfish)
- **Elevation difference**: 3,792 ft (SPF is higher than NRT)

## Airports

### [Narita International Airport (NRT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nrt-tokyo-narita-international-airport/1ef266df-8b22-61a4-b84a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tokyo, Japan
- ICAO: RJAA
- Timezone: Asia/Tokyo
- Coordinates: 35.760000, 140.390000
- Elevation: 141 ft

### [Black Hills-Clyde Ice Field (SPF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/spf-spearfish-black-hills-clyde-ice-field/1ef266df-3948-6c5c-a35d-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Spearfish, United States
- ICAO: KSPF
- Timezone: America/Denver
- Coordinates: 44.480000, -103.790000
- Elevation: 3,933 ft

## Route notes

This is an ultra-long-haul route, one of the longest in aviation. It requires wide-body aircraft with extended range capability such as the Airbus A350-900ULR or Boeing 777-200LR. Passengers should prepare for an extended flight with multiple meal services.

Time-zone information: When it's 18:08 in Tokyo, it's 03:08 in Spearfish.
With a 15-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Narita International Airport (NRT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nrt-tokyo-narita-international-airport/1ef266df-8b22-61a4-b84a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Black Hills-Clyde Ice Field (SPF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/spf-spearfish-black-hills-clyde-ice-field/1ef266df-3948-6c5c-a35d-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)