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GUT to RAP: distance & flight time
Guetersloh (Gütersloh Air Base) → Rapid City (Rapid City Regional Airport)
4,651 mi
7,484 km · 4,041 nm
9h 35m
estimated nonstop flight time
-8h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
4,651 miles nonstop takes roughly 9h 35m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 8-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- GUT — Gütersloh Air Base · Guetersloh, Germany
- 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 GUT
- BFE · Bielefeld Airport11 mi away
- PAD · Paderborn Lippstadt Airport25 mi away
- FMO · Münster Osnabrück Airport30 mi away
- DTM · Dortmund Airport41 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 GUT from RAP?
The flight distance from Guetersloh (GUT) to Rapid City (RAP) is 4,651 miles (7,484 km, 4,041 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GUT to RAP?
A nonstop flight takes about 9h 35m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from GUT to RAP?
Nonstop service on GUT–RAP depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 9h 35m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Guetersloh and Rapid City?
Rapid City is 8 hours behind Guetersloh.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GUT to RAP?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on GUT–RAP that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some GUT to RAP fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain GUT–RAP tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.