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ABI to RAP: distance & flight time
Abilene (Abilene Regional Airport) → Rapid City (Rapid City Regional Airport)
824 mi
1,326 km · 716 nm
2h 16m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
824 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 16m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- ABI — Abilene Regional Airport · Abilene, United States
- RAP — Rapid City Regional Airport · Rapid City, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near ABI
- DYS · Dyess Air Force Base10 mi away
- BKD · Stephens County Airport51 mi away
- SJT · San Angelo Regional Mathis Field87 mi away
- BBD · Curtis Field88 mi away
Near RAP
- RCA · Ellsworth Air Force Base7 mi away
- SPF · Black Hills Airport-Clyde Ice Field47 mi away
- CDR · Chadron Municipal Airport83 mi away
- GCC · Gillette Campbell County Airport125 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is ABI from RAP?
The flight distance from Abilene (ABI) to Rapid City (RAP) is 824 miles (1,326 km, 716 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ABI to RAP?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 16m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from ABI to RAP?
Nonstop service on ABI–RAP depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 2h 16m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Abilene and Rapid City?
Rapid City is 1 hour behind Abilene.
What is the cheapest way to fly from ABI to RAP?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on ABI–RAP that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some ABI to RAP fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain ABI–RAP tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.