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GLD to RCA: distance & flight time
Goodland (Renner Field-Goodland Municipal Airport) → Rapid City (Ellsworth Air Force Base)
338 mi
544 km · 293 nm
1h 21m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
338 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 21m 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
- GLD — Renner Field-Goodland Municipal Airport · Goodland, 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 GLD
- MCK · Mc Cook Ben Nelson Regional Airport82 mi away
- AKO · Colorado Plains Regional Airport98 mi away
- LAA · Lamar Municipal Airport105 mi away
- GCK · Garden City Regional 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 GLD from RCA?
The flight distance from Goodland (GLD) to Rapid City (RCA) is 338 miles (544 km, 293 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GLD to RCA?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 21m 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 GLD to RCA?
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