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ALE to RAP: distance & flight time
Alpine (Alpine Casparis Municipal Airport) → Rapid City (Rapid City Regional Airport)
945 mi
1,520 km · 821 nm
2h 31m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
945 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 31m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- ALE — Alpine Casparis Municipal Airport · Alpine, 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 ALE
- MRF · Marfa Municipal Airport20 mi away
- FST · Fort Stockton Pecos County Airport59 mi away
- PEQ · Pecos Municipal Airport70 mi away
- INK · Winkler County Airport101 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 ALE from RAP?
The flight distance from Alpine (ALE) to Rapid City (RAP) is 945 miles (1,520 km, 821 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ALE to RAP?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 31m 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 ALE to RAP?
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