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DCU to RAP: distance & flight time
Decatur (Pryor Field Regional Airport) → Rapid City (Rapid City Regional Airport)
1,075 mi
1,730 km · 934 nm
2h 48m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
1,075 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 48m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- DCU — Pryor Field Regional Airport · Decatur, 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 DCU
- HSV · Huntsville International Carl T Jones Field10 mi away
- HUA · Redstone Army Air Field15 mi away
- MSL · Northwest Alabama Regional Airport38 mi away
- GAD · Northeast Alabama Regional Airport68 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 DCU from RAP?
The flight distance from Decatur (DCU) to Rapid City (RAP) is 1,075 miles (1,730 km, 934 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DCU to RAP?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 48m 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 DCU to RAP?
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