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DTA to RCA: distance & flight time
Delta (Delta Municipal Airport) → Rapid City (Ellsworth Air Force Base)
585 mi
942 km · 509 nm
1h 44m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
585 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 44m 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
- DTA — Delta Municipal Airport · Delta, 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 DTA
- PVU · Provo Municipal Airport71 mi away
- PUC · Carbon County Regional/Buck Davis Field95 mi away
- SLC · Salt Lake City International Airport101 mi away
- BCE · Bryce Canyon Airport117 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 DTA from RCA?
The flight distance from Delta (DTA) to Rapid City (RCA) is 585 miles (942 km, 509 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DTA to RCA?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 44m 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 DTA to RCA?
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