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BJC to RCA: distance & flight time
Broomfield-CO (Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport) → Rapid City (Ellsworth Air Force Base)
310 mi
499 km · 270 nm
1h 17m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
310 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 17m 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
- BJC — Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport · Broomfield-CO, 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 BJC
- DEN · Denver International Airport24 mi away
- WBU · Boulder Municipal Airport11 mi away
- BFK · Buckley Air Force Base24 mi away
- APA · Centennial Airport27 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 BJC from RCA?
The flight distance from Broomfield-CO (BJC) to Rapid City (RCA) is 310 miles (499 km, 270 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BJC to RCA?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 17m 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 BJC to RCA?
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