Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
IKK to RCA: distance & flight time
Kankakee (Greater Kankakee Airport) → Rapid City (Ellsworth Air Force Base)
803 mi
1,292 km · 698 nm
2h 13m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading west
See live IKK→RCA fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
803 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 13m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- IKK — Greater Kankakee Airport · Kankakee, 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.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
Near IKK
- ORD · Chicago O'Hare International Airport63 mi away
- JOT · Joliet Regional Airport35 mi away
- RNZ · Jasper County Airport36 mi away
- LOT · Lewis University Airport39 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 IKK from RCA?
The flight distance from Kankakee (IKK) to Rapid City (RCA) is 803 miles (1,292 km, 698 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from IKK to RCA?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 13m 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 Kankakee and Rapid City?
Rapid City is 1 hour behind Kankakee.
What is the cheapest way to fly from IKK to RCA?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on IKK–RCA that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.