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BFM to RCA: distance & flight time
Mobile (Mobile Downtown Airport) → Rapid City (Ellsworth Air Force Base)
1,242 mi
1,999 km · 1,080 nm
3h 10m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
1,242 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 10m 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
- BFM — Mobile Downtown Airport · Mobile, 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 BFM
- MOB · Mobile Regional Airport11 mi away
- GUF · Jack Edwards Airport33 mi away
- NPA · Pensacola Naval Air Station/Forrest Sherman Field48 mi away
- BIX · Keesler Air Force Base53 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 BFM from RCA?
The flight distance from Mobile (BFM) to Rapid City (RCA) is 1,242 miles (1,999 km, 1,080 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BFM to RCA?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 10m 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 Mobile and Rapid City?
Rapid City is 1 hour behind Mobile.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BFM to RCA?
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