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EGE to RCA: distance & flight time
Vail (Eagle County Regional Airport) → Rapid City (Ellsworth Air Force Base)
368 mi
592 km · 319 nm
1h 26m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
368 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 26m 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
- EGE — Eagle County Regional Airport · Vail, 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 EGE
- ASE · Aspen-Pitkin Co/Sardy Field29 mi away
- RIL · Garfield County Regional Airport44 mi away
- HDN · Yampa Valley Airport60 mi away
- SBS · Steamboat Springs Bob Adams Field60 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 EGE from RCA?
The flight distance from Vail (EGE) to Rapid City (RCA) is 368 miles (592 km, 319 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from EGE to RCA?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 26m 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 EGE to RCA?
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