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POO to RCA: distance & flight time
Pocos De Caldas (Poços de Caldas - Embaixador Walther Moreira Salles Airport) → Rapid City (Ellsworth Air Force Base)
5,789 mi
9,317 km · 5,031 nm
11h 49m
estimated nonstop flight time
-3h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,789 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 49m 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
- POO — Poços de Caldas - Embaixador Walther Moreira Salles Airport · Pocos De Caldas, Brazil
- 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 POO
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 POO from RCA?
The flight distance from Pocos De Caldas (POO) to Rapid City (RCA) is 5,789 miles (9,317 km, 5,031 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from POO to RCA?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 49m 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 Pocos De Caldas and Rapid City?
Rapid City is 3 hours behind Pocos De Caldas.
What is the cheapest way to fly from POO to RCA?
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