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BAD to RCA: distance & flight time
Shreveport (Barksdale Air Force Base) → Rapid City (Ellsworth Air Force Base)
952 mi
1,532 km · 827 nm
2h 32m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
952 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 32m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- BAD — Barksdale Air Force Base · Shreveport, United States
- RCA — Ellsworth Air Force Base · 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 BAD
- DTN · Shreveport Downtown Airport5 mi away
- SHV · Shreveport Regional Airport10 mi away
- GGG · East Texas Regional Airport62 mi away
- TXK · Texarkana Regional Webb Field68 mi away
Near RCA
- RAP · Rapid City Regional Airport7 mi away
- SPF · Black Hills Airport-Clyde Ice Field41 mi away
- CDR · Chadron Municipal Airport90 mi away
- GCC · Gillette Campbell County Airport121 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BAD from RCA?
The flight distance from Shreveport (BAD) to Rapid City (RCA) is 952 miles (1,532 km, 827 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BAD to RCA?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 32m 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 Shreveport and Rapid City?
Rapid City is 1 hour behind Shreveport.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BAD to RCA?
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