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GCK to RAP: distance & flight time
Garden City (Garden City Regional Airport) → Rapid City (Rapid City Regional Airport)
440 mi
708 km · 382 nm
1h 25m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
440 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 25m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- GCK — Garden City Regional Airport · Garden City, 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.
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Near GCK
- DDC · Dodge City Regional Airport43 mi away
- LBL · Liberal Mid-America Regional Airport62 mi away
- GUY · Guymon Municipal Airport96 mi away
- HYS · Hays Regional Airport101 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 GCK from RAP?
The flight distance from Garden City (GCK) to Rapid City (RAP) is 440 miles (708 km, 382 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GCK to RAP?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 25m 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 Garden City and Rapid City?
Rapid City is 1 hour behind Garden City.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GCK to RAP?
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