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CDS to RAP: distance & flight time
Childress (Childress Municipal Airport) → Rapid City (Rapid City Regional Airport)
680 mi
1,095 km · 591 nm
1h 57m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
680 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 57m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- CDS — Childress Municipal Airport · Childress, 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 CDS
- LTS · Altus Air Force Base60 mi away
- HBR · Hobart Regional Airport80 mi away
- CSM · Clinton Sherman Airport88 mi away
- PPA · Perry Lefors Field91 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 CDS from RAP?
The flight distance from Childress (CDS) to Rapid City (RAP) is 680 miles (1,095 km, 591 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CDS to RAP?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 57m 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 Childress and Rapid City?
Rapid City is 1 hour behind Childress.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CDS to RAP?
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