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BTM to RAP: distance & flight time
Butte (Bert Mooney Airport) → Rapid City (Rapid City Regional Airport)
479 mi
771 km · 417 nm
1h 31m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
479 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 31m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- BTM — Bert Mooney Airport · Butte, 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 BTM
- HLN · Helena Regional Airport51 mi away
- BZN · Gallatin Field66 mi away
- SMN · Lemhi County Airport88 mi away
- LVM · Mission Field100 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 BTM from RAP?
The flight distance from Butte (BTM) to Rapid City (RAP) is 479 miles (771 km, 417 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BTM to RAP?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 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 BTM to RAP?
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