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MRF to RCA: distance & flight time
Marfa (Marfa Municipal Airport) → Rapid City (Ellsworth Air Force Base)
953 mi
1,534 km · 828 nm
2h 32m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
953 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 32m 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
- MRF — Marfa Municipal Airport · Marfa, 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 MRF
- ALE · Alpine Casparis Municipal Airport20 mi away
- FST · Fort Stockton Pecos County Airport76 mi away
- PEQ · Pecos Municipal Airport76 mi away
- INK · Winkler County Airport109 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 MRF from RCA?
The flight distance from Marfa (MRF) to Rapid City (RCA) is 953 miles (1,534 km, 828 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MRF to RCA?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 32m 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 MRF to RCA?
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