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PNL to RCA: distance & flight time
Pantelleria (Pantelleria Airport) → Rapid City (Ellsworth Air Force Base)
5,526 mi
8,894 km · 4,802 nm
11h 18m
estimated nonstop flight time
-8h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,526 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 18m 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
- PNL — Pantelleria Airport · Pantelleria, Italy
- 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 PNL
- TPS · Vincenzo Florio Airport Trapani-Birgi81 mi away
- TUN · Tunis Carthage International Airport96 mi away
- LMP · Lampedusa Airport98 mi away
- NBE · Enfidha - Hammamet International Airport99 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 PNL from RCA?
The flight distance from Pantelleria (PNL) to Rapid City (RCA) is 5,526 miles (8,894 km, 4,802 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PNL to RCA?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 18m 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 Pantelleria and Rapid City?
Rapid City is 8 hours behind Pantelleria.
What is the cheapest way to fly from PNL to RCA?
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