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GBD to RCA: distance & flight time
Great Bend (Great Bend Municipal Airport) → Rapid City (Ellsworth Air Force Base)
457 mi
736 km · 397 nm
1h 28m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
457 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 28m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- GBD — Great Bend Municipal Airport · Great Bend, United States
- 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 GBD
- RSL · Russell Municipal Airport37 mi away
- HYS · Hays Regional Airport41 mi away
- PTT · Pratt Regional Airport45 mi away
- HUT · Hutchinson Municipal Airport58 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 GBD from RCA?
The flight distance from Great Bend (GBD) to Rapid City (RCA) is 457 miles (736 km, 397 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GBD to RCA?
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.
What is the time difference between Great Bend and Rapid City?
Rapid City is 1 hour behind Great Bend.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GBD to RCA?
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