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GDL to RCA: distance & flight time
Guadalajara (Don Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla International Airport) → Rapid City (Ellsworth Air Force Base)
1,632 mi
2,627 km · 1,418 nm
3h 40m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
1,632 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 40m 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
- GDL — Don Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla International Airport · Guadalajara, Mexico
- 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 GDL
- ZMM · Zamora Airport75 mi away
- CLQ · Licenciado Miguel de la Madrid Airport88 mi away
- AGU · Jesús Terán Paredo International Airport104 mi away
- UPN · Licenciado y General Ignacio Lopez Rayon Airport113 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 GDL from RCA?
The flight distance from Guadalajara (GDL) to Rapid City (RCA) is 1,632 miles (2,627 km, 1,418 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GDL to RCA?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 40m 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 GDL to RCA?
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