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CYS to RAP: distance & flight time
Cheyenne (Cheyenne Regional Jerry Olson Field) → Rapid City (Rapid City Regional Airport)
219 mi
352 km · 190 nm
1h 3m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
219 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 3m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- CYS — Cheyenne Regional Jerry Olson Field · Cheyenne, 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 CYS
- LAR · Laramie Regional Airport46 mi away
- DEN · Denver International Airport90 mi away
- FNL · Northern Colorado Regional Airport50 mi away
- GXY · Greeley–Weld County Airport51 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 CYS from RAP?
The flight distance from Cheyenne (CYS) to Rapid City (RAP) is 219 miles (352 km, 190 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CYS to RAP?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 3m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from CYS to RAP?
Nonstop service on CYS–RAP depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 1h 3m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CYS to RAP?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on CYS–RAP that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some CYS to RAP fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain CYS–RAP tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.