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ESS to RAP: distance & flight time
Essen (Essen Mulheim Airport) → Rapid City (Rapid City Regional Airport)
4,632 mi
7,455 km · 4,025 nm
9h 33m
estimated nonstop flight time
-8h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
4,632 miles nonstop takes roughly 9h 33m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 8-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- ESS — Essen Mulheim Airport · Essen, Germany
- 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 ESS
- DUS · Düsseldorf Airport11 mi away
- MGL · Mönchengladbach Airport22 mi away
- DTM · Dortmund Airport30 mi away
- NRN · Weeze Airport37 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 ESS from RAP?
The flight distance from Essen (ESS) to Rapid City (RAP) is 4,632 miles (7,455 km, 4,025 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ESS to RAP?
A nonstop flight takes about 9h 33m 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 ESS to RAP?
Nonstop service on ESS–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 9h 33m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Essen and Rapid City?
Rapid City is 8 hours behind Essen.
What is the cheapest way to fly from ESS to RAP?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on ESS–RAP that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some ESS to RAP fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain ESS–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.