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LPF to RCA: distance & flight time
Liupanshui (Liupanshui Yuezhao Airport) → Rapid City (Ellsworth Air Force Base)
7,235 mi
11,644 km · 6,287 nm
14h 39m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
7,235 miles nonstop takes roughly 14h 39m 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
- LPF — Liupanshui Yuezhao Airport · Liupanshui, China
- 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 LPF
- BFJ · Bijie Feixiong Airport55 mi away
- AVA · Anshun Huangguoshu Airport60 mi away
- ZAT · Zhaotong Airport90 mi away
- ACX · Xingyi Airport105 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 LPF from RCA?
The flight distance from Liupanshui (LPF) to Rapid City (RCA) is 7,235 miles (11,644 km, 6,287 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LPF to RCA?
A nonstop flight takes about 14h 39m 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 LPF to RCA?
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