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CET to RCA: distance & flight time
Cholet (Cholet Le Pontreau Airport) → Rapid City (Ellsworth Air Force Base)
4,561 mi
7,340 km · 3,963 nm
9h 25m
estimated nonstop flight time
-8h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
4,561 miles nonstop takes roughly 9h 25m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 8-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- CET — Cholet Le Pontreau Airport · Cholet, France
- 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 CET
- EDM · La Roche-sur-Yon Airport35 mi away
- NTE · Nantes Atlantique Airport35 mi away
- ANE · Angers-Loire Airport42 mi away
- NIT · Niort-Souché Airport58 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 CET from RCA?
The flight distance from Cholet (CET) to Rapid City (RCA) is 4,561 miles (7,340 km, 3,963 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CET to RCA?
A nonstop flight takes about 9h 25m 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 Cholet and Rapid City?
Rapid City is 8 hours behind Cholet.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CET to RCA?
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