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PLU to RAP: distance & flight time
Belo Horizonte (Pampulha - Carlos Drummond de Andrade Airport) → Rapid City (Rapid City Regional Airport)
5,778 mi
9,299 km · 5,021 nm
11h 48m
estimated nonstop flight time
-3h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,778 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 48m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 3-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- PLU — Pampulha - Carlos Drummond de Andrade Airport · Belo Horizonte, Brazil
- RAP — Rapid City Regional Airport · 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 PLU
- CNF · Tancredo Neves International Airport16 mi away
- DIQ · Brigadeiro Cabral Airport64 mi away
- IPN · Usiminas Airport99 mi away
- DTI · Diamantina Airport114 mi away
Near RAP
- RCA · Ellsworth Air Force Base7 mi away
- SPF · Black Hills Airport-Clyde Ice Field47 mi away
- CDR · Chadron Municipal Airport83 mi away
- GCC · Gillette Campbell County Airport125 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is PLU from RAP?
The flight distance from Belo Horizonte (PLU) to Rapid City (RAP) is 5,778 miles (9,299 km, 5,021 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PLU to RAP?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 48m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from PLU to RAP?
Nonstop service on PLU–RAP depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 11h 48m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Belo Horizonte and Rapid City?
Rapid City is 3 hours behind Belo Horizonte.
What is the cheapest way to fly from PLU to RAP?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on PLU–RAP that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some PLU to RAP fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain PLU–RAP tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.