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LDE to RCA: distance & flight time
Tarbes (Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport) → Rapid City (Ellsworth Air Force Base)
4,769 mi
7,675 km · 4,144 nm
9h 49m
estimated nonstop flight time
-8h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
4,769 miles nonstop takes roughly 9h 49m 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
- LDE — Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport · Tarbes, France
- 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 LDE
- PUF · Pau Pyrénées Airport25 mi away
- AGF · Agen-La Garenne Airport75 mi away
- TLS · Toulouse-Blagnac Airport75 mi away
- HSK · Huesca/Pirineos Airport78 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 LDE from RCA?
The flight distance from Tarbes (LDE) to Rapid City (RCA) is 4,769 miles (7,675 km, 4,144 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LDE to RCA?
A nonstop flight takes about 9h 49m 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 Tarbes and Rapid City?
Rapid City is 8 hours behind Tarbes.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LDE to RCA?
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