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PAD to RCA: distance & flight time
Paderborn (Paderborn Lippstadt Airport) → Rapid City (Ellsworth Air Force Base)
4,671 mi
7,517 km · 4,059 nm
9h 38m
estimated nonstop flight time
-8h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
4,671 miles nonstop takes roughly 9h 38m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 8-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- PAD — Paderborn Lippstadt Airport · Paderborn, Germany
- 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 PAD
- BFE · Bielefeld Airport24 mi away
- GUT · Gütersloh Air Base25 mi away
- KSF · Kassel-Calden Airport36 mi away
- DTM · Dortmund Airport44 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 PAD from RCA?
The flight distance from Paderborn (PAD) to Rapid City (RCA) is 4,671 miles (7,517 km, 4,059 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PAD to RCA?
A nonstop flight takes about 9h 38m 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 Paderborn and Rapid City?
Rapid City is 8 hours behind Paderborn.
What is the cheapest way to fly from PAD to RCA?
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