Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
FCS to RAP: distance & flight time
Fort Carson (Butts AAF (Fort Carson) Air Field) → Rapid City (Rapid City Regional Airport)
381 mi
613 km · 331 nm
1h 28m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
See live FCS→RAP fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
381 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 28m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- FCS — Butts AAF (Fort Carson) Air Field · Fort Carson, 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.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
Near FCS
- COS · City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport9 mi away
- PUB · Pueblo Memorial Airport30 mi away
- DEN · Denver International Airport82 mi away
- APA · Centennial Airport62 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 FCS from RAP?
The flight distance from Fort Carson (FCS) to Rapid City (RAP) is 381 miles (613 km, 331 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FCS to RAP?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 28m 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 FCS to RAP?
Nonstop service on FCS–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 1h 28m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from FCS to RAP?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on FCS–RAP that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some FCS to RAP fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain FCS–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.