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FRB to RAP: distance & flight time
Forbes (Forbes Airport) → Rapid City (Rapid City Regional Airport)
8,657 mi
13,933 km · 7,523 nm
17h 27m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
8,657 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 27m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- FRB — Forbes Airport · Forbes, Australia
- 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 FRB
- PKE · Parkes Airport24 mi away
- CWT · Cowra Airport53 mi away
- WWY · West Wyalong Airport58 mi away
- NGA · Young Airport64 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 FRB from RAP?
The flight distance from Forbes (FRB) to Rapid City (RAP) is 8,657 miles (13,933 km, 7,523 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FRB to RAP?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 27m 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 cheapest way to fly from FRB to RAP?
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