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DCU to RCA: distance & flight time
Decatur (Pryor Field Regional Airport) → Rapid City (Ellsworth Air Force Base)
1,080 mi
1,739 km · 939 nm
2h 49m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
1,080 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 49m 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
- 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 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 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 DCU from RCA?
The flight distance from Decatur (DCU) to Rapid City (RCA) is 1,080 miles (1,739 km, 939 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DCU to RCA?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 49m 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 RCA?
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