Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
FKB to RCA: distance & flight time
Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden (Karlsruhe Baden-Baden Airport) → Rapid City (Ellsworth Air Force Base)
4,790 mi
7,709 km · 4,163 nm
9h 52m
estimated nonstop flight time
-8h
time difference · heading northwest
See live FKB→RCA fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
4,790 miles nonstop takes roughly 9h 52m 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
- FKB — Karlsruhe Baden-Baden Airport · Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden, Germany
- 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.
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 FKB
- SXB · Strasbourg Airport27 mi away
- LHA · Lahr Airport31 mi away
- ZQW · Zweibrücken Airport43 mi away
- FRA · Frankfurt am Main Airport89 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 FKB from RCA?
The flight distance from Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden (FKB) to Rapid City (RCA) is 4,790 miles (7,709 km, 4,163 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FKB to RCA?
A nonstop flight takes about 9h 52m 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 Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden and Rapid City?
Rapid City is 8 hours behind Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden.
What is the cheapest way to fly from FKB to RCA?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on FKB–RCA that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.