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BRD to RAP: distance & flight time
Brainerd (Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport) → Rapid City (Rapid City Regional Airport)
463 mi
745 km · 402 nm
1h 28m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
463 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 28m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- BRD — Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport · Brainerd, 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 BRD
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 BRD from RAP?
The flight distance from Brainerd (BRD) to Rapid City (RAP) is 463 miles (745 km, 402 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BRD to RAP?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 28m 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 Brainerd and Rapid City?
Rapid City is 1 hour behind Brainerd.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BRD to RAP?
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