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MBG to RCA: distance & flight time
Mobridge (Mobridge Municipal Airport) → Rapid City (Ellsworth Air Force Base)
164 mi
264 km · 142 nm
54m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
164 miles nonstop takes roughly 54m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- MBG — Mobridge Municipal Airport · Mobridge, 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 MBG
- PIR · Pierre Regional Airport81 mi away
- BIS · Bismarck Municipal Airport86 mi away
- ABR · Aberdeen Regional Airport96 mi away
- JMS · Jamestown Regional Airport126 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 MBG from RCA?
The flight distance from Mobridge (MBG) to Rapid City (RCA) is 164 miles (264 km, 142 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MBG to RCA?
A nonstop flight takes about 54m 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 MBG to RCA?
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