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ELU to RCA: distance & flight time
Guemar (Guemar Airport) → Rapid City (Ellsworth Air Force Base)
5,498 mi
8,848 km · 4,777 nm
11h 15m
estimated nonstop flight time
-7h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,498 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 15m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 7-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- ELU — Guemar Airport · Guemar, Algeria
- 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 ELU
- TGR · Touggourt Sidi Madhi Airport50 mi away
- TOE · Tozeur Nefta International Airport82 mi away
- BSK · Biskra Airport107 mi away
- HME · Oued Irara Airport132 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 ELU from RCA?
The flight distance from Guemar (ELU) to Rapid City (RCA) is 5,498 miles (8,848 km, 4,777 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ELU to RCA?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 15m 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 time difference between Guemar and Rapid City?
Rapid City is 7 hours behind Guemar.
What is the cheapest way to fly from ELU to RCA?
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