Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
KSY to RCA: distance & flight time
Kars (Kars Airport) → Rapid City (Ellsworth Air Force Base)
6,219 mi
10,009 km · 5,404 nm
12h 40m
estimated nonstop flight time
-9h
time difference · heading northwest
See live KSY→RCA fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
6,219 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 40m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 9-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- KSY — Kars Airport · Kars, Turkey
- 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 KSY
- LWN · Gyumri Shirak Airport41 mi away
- IGD · Iğdır Airport57 mi away
- AJI · Ağrı Airport63 mi away
- EVN · Zvartnots International Airport73 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 KSY from RCA?
The flight distance from Kars (KSY) to Rapid City (RCA) is 6,219 miles (10,009 km, 5,404 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from KSY to RCA?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 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 time difference between Kars and Rapid City?
Rapid City is 9 hours behind Kars.
What is the cheapest way to fly from KSY to RCA?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on KSY–RCA that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.