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MUO to RCA: distance & flight time
Mountain Home (Mountain Home Air Force Base) → Rapid City (Ellsworth Air Force Base)
643 mi
1,034 km · 559 nm
1h 52m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
643 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 52m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- MUO — Mountain Home Air Force Base · Mountain Home, 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 MUO
- BOI · Boise Air Terminal/Gowen Field40 mi away
- TWF · Joslin Field Magic Valley Regional Airport80 mi away
- SUN · Friedman Memorial Airport85 mi away
- ONO · Ontario Municipal Airport88 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 MUO from RCA?
The flight distance from Mountain Home (MUO) to Rapid City (RCA) is 643 miles (1,034 km, 559 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MUO to RCA?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 52m 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 MUO to RCA?
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