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LAM to RAP: distance & flight time
Los Alamos (Los Alamos Airport) → Rapid City (Rapid City Regional Airport)
589 mi
948 km · 512 nm
1h 45m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
589 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 45m 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
- LAM — Los Alamos Airport · Los Alamos, United States
- 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 LAM
- SAF · Santa Fe Municipal Airport21 mi away
- TSM · Taos Regional Airport52 mi away
- ABQ · Albuquerque International Sunport61 mi away
- LVS · Las Vegas Municipal Airport65 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 LAM from RAP?
The flight distance from Los Alamos (LAM) to Rapid City (RAP) is 589 miles (948 km, 512 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LAM to RAP?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 45m 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 LAM to RAP?
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