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GUU to RCA: distance & flight time
Grundarfjordur (Grundarfjörður Airport) → Rapid City (Ellsworth Air Force Base)
3,234 mi
5,204 km · 2,810 nm
6h 48m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
3,234 miles nonstop takes roughly 6h 48m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- GUU — Grundarfjörður Airport · Grundarfjordur, Iceland
- 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 GUU
- PFJ · Patreksfjörður Airport44 mi away
- BIU · Bildudalur Airport46 mi away
- RKV · Reykjavik Airport71 mi away
- KEF · Keflavik International Airport72 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 GUU from RCA?
The flight distance from Grundarfjordur (GUU) to Rapid City (RCA) is 3,234 miles (5,204 km, 2,810 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GUU to RCA?
A nonstop flight takes about 6h 48m 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 GUU to RCA?
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