Airports / South Dakota / SPF
Black Hills Airport-Clyde Ice Field
KSPF / SPFSpearfish, South DakotaELEV 3,931 FT
Google rating
Google reviews
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
35 nm
To the nearest alternate
Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA) — 2 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Located in Spearfish, South Dakota, Black Hills Airport-Clyde Ice Field (KSPF / SPF) operates as a general aviation field. The airport sits 3,931 feet above sea level. With no scheduled airline service, it caters to private, charter, and general aviation traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into SPF for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA, 35 nm), Rapid City Regional Airport (RAP, 41 nm), and Northeast Wyoming Regional Airport (GCC, 76 nm).
Charter pricing from SPF depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Spearfish.
What fliers highlight
Staff & service
4/5 reviews“This was possible with the help of great staff like Rich at Eagle Aviation.”
Chris Feltman5★ on Google
Easy in & out
2/5 reviews“Lead in cart, quick fuel service, new FBO coming by end of 2025 and really personable people.”
Harrison York5★ on Google
Themes counted by keyword across Google review texts for Black Hills Airport-Clyde Ice Field — every quote is verbatim from a real review.
Field capability
ICAO
KSPF
IATA
SPF
FAA / Local
SPF
Elevation
3,931 ft
Coordinates
44.4803° N · 103.7830° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Small
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs SD fields
state range 1,289–3,931 ft
At 3,931 ft, SPF sits higher than 94% of the 18 South Dakota fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 35nmRCAEllsworth Air Force BaseRapid City
- 41nmRAPRapid City Regional AirportRapid City
- 76nmGCCNortheast Wyoming Regional AirportGillette
- 103nmCDRChadron Municipal AirportChadron
- 138nmSHRSheridan County AirportSheridan
- 145nmDIKDickinson Theodore Roosevelt Regional AirportDickinson
Location
Open the full mapKSPF · Black Hills Airport-Clyde Ice Field · Spearfish, SD
From the ramp
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