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ELD to RAP: distance & flight time
El Dorado (South Arkansas Regional At Goodwin Field) → Rapid City (Rapid City Regional Airport)
928 mi
1,494 km · 807 nm
2h 29m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
928 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 29m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- ELD — South Arkansas Regional At Goodwin Field · El Dorado, 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 ELD
- MLU · Monroe Regional Airport67 mi away
- TXK · Texarkana Regional Webb Field70 mi away
- BAD · Barksdale Air Force Base70 mi away
- DTN · Shreveport Downtown Airport72 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 ELD from RAP?
The flight distance from El Dorado (ELD) to Rapid City (RAP) is 928 miles (1,494 km, 807 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ELD to RAP?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 29m 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 ELD to RAP?
Nonstop service on ELD–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 2h 29m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between El Dorado and Rapid City?
Rapid City is 1 hour behind El Dorado.
What is the cheapest way to fly from ELD to RAP?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on ELD–RAP that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some ELD to RAP fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain ELD–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.