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PCD to RCA: distance & flight time
Prairie du Chien (Prairie Du Chien Municipal Airport) → Rapid City (Ellsworth Air Force Base)
604 mi
972 km · 525 nm
1h 47m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
604 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 47m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- PCD — Prairie Du Chien Municipal Airport · Prairie du Chien, 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 PCD
- DBQ · Dubuque Regional Airport48 mi away
- LNR · Tri-County Regional Airport49 mi away
- LSE · La Crosse Municipal Airport60 mi away
- ALO · Waterloo Regional Airport72 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 PCD from RCA?
The flight distance from Prairie du Chien (PCD) to Rapid City (RCA) is 604 miles (972 km, 525 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PCD to RCA?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 47m 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 PCD to RCA?
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