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LIT to RCA: distance & flight time
Little Rock (Bill & Hillary Clinton National Airport/Adams Field) → Rapid City (Ellsworth Air Force Base)
870 mi
1,401 km · 756 nm
2h 22m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
870 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 22m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- LIT — Bill & Hillary Clinton National Airport/Adams Field · Little Rock, 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.
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Near LIT
- LRF · Little Rock Air Force Base14 mi away
- PBF · Pine Bluff Regional Airport, Grider Field42 mi away
- HOT · Memorial Field53 mi away
- UTM · Tunica Municipal Airport107 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 LIT from RCA?
The flight distance from Little Rock (LIT) to Rapid City (RCA) is 870 miles (1,401 km, 756 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LIT to RCA?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 22m 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 Little Rock and Rapid City?
Rapid City is 1 hour behind Little Rock.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LIT to RCA?
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